If you asked me what my most prized possession would be, I’d have a difficult time with the answer. Would it be my home? Or maybe my truck? Or something else? I’m not sure. Obviously, I put my family above everything. But I don’t consider them my possessions. So it really is an interesting question. Let’s think about that. What is your most prized possession? A gift someone gave you? Or a piece of jewelry? Or maybe your money? The things we spend our money on are significant to us. I don’t think we would spend our own money on something that wasn’t important to us.
In the Bible, we read of the woman who poured perfume on Jesus‘s feet. Not just any perfume. It was an expensive bottle of perfume. The woman was known as a sinner. And the people criticized Jesus, for allowing her to approach him. It was easy for everyone to point fingers. Just as it is today. I think it’s easy, because it makes you feel better about ourselves. Pretty selfish. Anyways, Jesus responded by telling them a story. Demonstrating why the woman did what she did. Then he forgave her. Witnessing that must’ve been a very powerful moment for everyone there.
Now here’s the point of this devotion. No matter what it is that we value as our most treasured possession, nothing can compare to encountering Jesus. Nothing! Just as the woman in the Bible. She was willing to sacrifice one of her most important and viable possessions. We should be willing to do the same thing. I’m not saying we need to discard or throw away what it is that we own. I’m not saying we must give everything away. What I’m saying is this: Being humble with what we have is the key. Humility is the point. And there’s one more very important point here. We should acknowledge that Jesus is far more important than anything that we possess. Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. He’s always more important. So let’s try to encounter Jesus in all we do.
