Day 16

Hope is an Alabaster Jar

Matt. 26:7

"There came unto him a woman having
an alabaster box of very precious ointment,
and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat."

Mary took an Alabaster flask of costly oils of
spikenard and anointed the head of our Savior,
Jesus Christ.  She set an example of love and
service.

It is a very blessed calling to anoint someone's
head with your gifts.  You could anoint
someone's head with the gift of finances for
someone who is in need.  You can give the
gift of time to the elderly, or sick or afflicted.
You can be creative in the ways that the Holy
Spirit calls you, to pour your alabaster jar of
gifts. 

Isaiah 58:10 says, "If you pour yourself out for
the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
then shall your light rise in the darkness and
your gloom as the noonday sun."

Keep your jar of alabaster with you, being
watchful and ready to pour the gift of love
in serving our Father in Heaven.

                                                     Photo By: Jeri Burt