Nov 22 2025 … Treasured Worship …

Nov 22 2025 …  Treasured Worship  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from the group Vive Worship singing Cost … calling on those who worship Jesus to be willing to give up EVERYTHING to worship our King, Jesus.

Costly Worship ... 

Highlight Passage: … John 12:3 … [NLT] … 

3 Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance. 

… Mary shows her willingness to worship Jesus at any cost by washing His feet with valuable perfume. (See photo)

Highlight Passage in Context:  John 12:1-8  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Mary, the sister of Lazarus, to honor Jesus, took a very valuable flask of valuable perfume and washed the feet of Jesus, to honor Him as her Lord.

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Reference Passage: … 1Samuel 12:24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Samuel, the last of the Judges, calls on God’s people to be willing to give their all to worship and serve The Lord, remembering all the wonderful things He has done for them. 

Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches that His followers cannot worship and serve Him and money at the same time.    

Reference Passage: … Mark 10:45 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Jesus shows the cost He was willing to pay to save His chosen ones from their (our) sin.

Reference Passage: … Romans 12:1 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches that fellow Christians must become living sacrifices to worship and serve our Lord. 

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 15:58 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul also teaches that whatever we do to honor our Lord in service to Him is always worthwhile. 

Reference Passage: … Colossians 3:23-24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Finally, Paul teaches WHATEVER we do, if it’s done to serve our Lord, will be rewarded in Heaven. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Sheridan Voysey  …  USE THS LNK  -          …  relates a personal story of the ODB author’s father selling his most valuable possession, his car, to buy a ticket to travel to Peru to ask the woman, who would become his wife, to marry him.  It was a risky personal sacrifice, but worth it … to show His love for the woman whom he felt he would spend the rest of his life.

And the story reminded the author of Mary, Jesus’ friend, who was willing to give up her most valued passion (see Highlight Passage), … that jar of precious perfume. which was used to bury beloved family members,  … to wash the feet of Jesus to show her worship of Jesus as her Lord.  And it raises the question of what we’re willing to give up to serve and follow Jesus as our Rabbi, … our Lord, … our King?   Personally, He’s my ALL, and I’d be willing to give ANYTHING to serve Him.  How about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, …for giving Your all for me. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... whatever I have, I give to You. … Amen

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