Some folks in your life don’t understand your relationship with Jesus, right? I mean, there’s no doubt that the Lord coming into your life has made you more patient, kind and devoted as a friend, sibling or child; but still, some people in your life just don’t get it. They think you’re weird for giving your time and resources the way you do. They think you’re selling yourself short by committing yourself so fully to Someone you’ve never seen with your eyes. The strange thing is that for some folks, the biggest opposition they face in walking with Jesus is from other Christians. Folks in your family or in your community who claim to be Christians, but see the way you’re living your life and become suddenly uncomfortable. They say all this Jesus stuff is “fine up to a point” but it seems to them that you’re taking this too far. Well, if you know what it feels like to endure scrutiny and even ridicule over your love for Jesus, you should know that you’re in very good company. During Jesus’ last week before the crucifixion, a dinner party was held for Him in the city of Bethany. During the meal, a woman named Mary came in, broke open a bottle of perfume worth thousands of dollars and poured it on Jesus as an act of love and worship. All the guys at the table started to question her, becoming angry and even berating her - and they were the Lord’s own disciples. Jesus defended her devotion. He defended her love. Even if no one else in this world understands the love you have for Jesus, He knows. He gets it. He loves your love for Him.
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