Key Passage
You will always have poor people with you. You can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. This woman did the only thing she could do for me. She poured perfume on my body. She did this before I die to prepare me for burial.
— Mark 14:7-8 ERV (Read Full Text)
Key Thought
So often we have people we love dearly and greatly respect that we never praise, honor, or thank until after they are dead. This story of the woman's expensive gift to Jesus should be a reminder that we shouldn't wait till people are dead to give them the thanks they deserve. Let's thank others and honor them in ways that are appropriate for their service.
Prayer
Father, I know there are many people in my life who have blessed me. Please forgive me for not being more affirming and appreciative to them. Help me see the opportunities I have to thank and honor people, always to your glory, before their time on earth is ended. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Related Scriptures
Now brothers and sisters, we ask you to respect those people who work hard with you—those who lead you in the Lord and teach you. Respect those people with a very special love because of the work they do {with you}. Live in peace with each other.
— 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
You know that every person in the country of Asia has left me. Even Phygelus and Hermogenes have left me. I pray that the Lord will show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus. Many times Onesiphorus encouraged me. He was not ashamed that I was in prison. No. He was not ashamed. When he came to Rome, he looked and looked for me until he found me. I pray that the Lord will allow Onesiphorus to have mercy from the Lord on that Day. You know how many ways Onesiphorus helped me in Ephesus.
— 2 Timothy 1:15-18
Remember your leaders. They taught God's message to you. Remember how they lived and died, and copy their faith.
— Hebrews 13:7
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