05/29/2026
Jesus defended Mary's extravagant worship against Judas's criticism, and in doing so, He revealed something beautiful about God's heart: we cannot worship Him too much. There's no such thing as loving Jesus excessively or honoring Him too greatly. God will never look down at us and say, "Please tone it down a little bit. You love me too much."
This is liberating news for those of us who sometimes hold back in our worship, afraid of appearing too enthusiastic or too passionate. God doesn't want our measured, calculated devotion - He wants our whole hearts. He's worthy of our most extravagant praise, our deepest love, our complete surrender.
Mary's act of worship filled the entire house with fragrance, and our wholehearted devotion to Jesus should have the same effect. When we worship Him with abandon, it impacts everyone around us. Our joy becomes contagious, our peace becomes evident, our love becomes attractive.
Jesus is worthy of it all - our time, our resources, our dreams, our fears, our everything. He gave His life for us; surely we can give our lives to Him. Don't hold back in your worship. Don't measure your devotion. Give Him everything, because He deserves nothing less.
