Jesus having finished speaking said to His disciples that His time to be crucified had come. It was the chief priests and the elders who schemed on His crucifixion. The chief priests and the elders in today's language would refers to bishops, reverends, and all great leaders in the church. It was those who read and taught the bible that were blind not to see that what the scriptures said was being accomplished right in their own eyes.
We see thus that being a church leader doesn't give anyone an advantage over the other common people. Hypocrisy will blind even the greatest servants of God and only if we are honest and humble can God open our eyes to see. God hides His truth from the wise and prudent and reveals them to the babes; and the primary characteristics of babes is humility and lack of pretense; they are sincere and honest. God has no favourites, He is not partial.
Do you want God to open your eyes to see His truth in the bible? Be honest and humble and stop pretending otherwise you will remain blind all your life even if you are a leader in a church.
Jesus went to the house of Simon the leper and a woman with an alabaster oil which was very costly poured on the head of Jesus and sat down.
The disciples were very angry and said it was a waste for it could have been sold and the money given to the poor.
Jesus asked why they troubled the woman for doing something good and what she did was for His burial and would always be remembered along with the gospel message.
Do you get irritated when you see something giving themselves to the Lord more than you? Are you always critical of those who have given up many things for the Lord? Leave them alone, it is to the Lord that they are doing it. Don't be distracted. Follow Jesus and keep your eyes on Him and not on others.
Judas got offended when Jesus said that and went out and sought to betray Him.
Do you easily get offended when you don't get things the way you want them to be? Will you only follow Jesus when it's convenient for you? When He says something in His word that hurts you, and humbles and breaks you, will you still follow or will you like Judas seek to betray Him.
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