Wednesday...

Today we are going to read about how two people expressed their feelings toward Jesus on this "midweek" day of Holy Week: 1) A woman pours perfume - that in today's standards would be worth over $10,000 - on Jesus' feet to prepare Him for His death, and 2) A once devout follower of Jesus turns his back on his Lord for 30 pieces of silver - about a month's wages. (At a full-time minimum wage job, that would be $1257.00.)

Both actions had to leave the disciples confused...

Jesus Anointed at Bethany: Matthew 26:6-13
6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. 8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. 9 “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.” 10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The poor you will always have with you,[a] but you will not always have me. 12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”




Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus: Matthew 26:14-16
14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.



The very next night, Judas joins the other disciples as if nothing had happened, but Jesus knew...

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