John 12:2-3, “So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.” Vance Havner is one of my favorite authors. He was a professor to the late great evangelist Billy Graham. Havner stated, “There are not many advanced students in the school of Christ because there are too many dropouts.” The call of scripture is for true devotion. In John 12:1-11, we find a beautiful story that clearly presents a picture of true devotion to Christ. Perhap
“Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am pining away; Heal me, O LORD, for my bones are dismayed.” Psalms 6:2 Have you ever come to a breaking point in your life? Perhaps, your moments of strength have given way to weakness, trial and difficulty. As a result, you find yourself at a breaking point. Everything in life seemed to be sailing along rather smoothly and then, out of nowhere, conflict, tragedy, sickness, or difficulty struck. In Psalm 6, David prays for God’s mercy because he reached his breaking point. He was pining away, bones were dismayed, soul was dismayed and needed rescued, and grief had engulfed him. As a result, he was in great need of God’s mercy. This may be realit
