The Good Stuff

         We sometimes have things in the home that we call, "the good stuff."  We have a lot of those things in our home.  The "good stuff" are those things that are well protected and put away in a drawer or on a shelf for some future use.  There are some things from our wedding of 57 years ago, that we really don't use.  They are part of the "good stuff."  We have china, some real silver items and a few other things that would be classed as being a part of the "good stuff."  Probably, the only way they would ever get used would be if someone really important would come to our home for dinner.  If they did come, we would probably look for the "good stuff" to put on the table.  John 12:5 says, "Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment." 
         There are a couple of occasions in the Scriptures where "the good stuff' was used.  One of those times was the wedding feast when they ran out of wine and Jesus made the "good stuff."  Then, we have the account here in John 12 where Mary annoints the feet of Jesus with an ointment of spikenard which was equivalent to about a year's wages.  That would be classified as the "good stuff."  The Lord Jesus Christ is certainly worthy of not only the "good stuff" but the absolute best of what we have in every regard.  He deserves our wealth, our time, our talents, our clothing.  He deserves the best.  He deserves the best praise.  We honor Him by giving Him our best.  Even in the Old Testament, when a sacrifice was to be offered, it could not come from the blemished sheep but had to be a perfect specimen in every way.  Mary had it right when she took the "very costly" ointment of spikenard and wiped his feet and then dried it off with her own hair.  What would you serve dinner on when and if Jesus came to your house?  Would you use the plastic melmac or would you look for the "good stuff' that is tucked away in your expensive china cabinet?  If you knew that Jesus was going to be at church on Sunday, what clothes would you put on?  Would you look for your everyday jeans with the holes in the knees or would you look for the "good stuff."    Praise God that He sent His very best to save the very worst.