Mary’s worship and devotion was pure and genuine. Judas’s devotion was fake.

Mary saw Jesus and asked, How can I worship Him?  Judas saw Jesus and said, How can I profit from Him?

Mary exemplifies sacrificial worship, Judas exemplifies selfish deceit.

Seeing is not the same as believing. (45-47)

What we refuse to surrender can reveal what we worship. (48-50)

Regardless of human intentions, God accomplishes His purposes. (51-53)

Even when the Lord delays, His love is still at work and His glory is still the goal.

Our faith doesn’t just rest on what Jesus can do, it rests on Who He is.

Jesus is not distant from our sorrow, He enters into it with us. 

Jesus has authority over life and death.

True happiness is a result of reverence and obedience.

The blessing spills over into our work.

The blessing spills over into our families.

God’s blessings are never meant to  stop with us!

His protection is constant.

His protection is available.

His protection is all-encompassing.

In Christ, salvation comes by grace, not through works.

In Christ, we have freedom from the power of sin our lives.

We need to be grateful, and take advantage of the privilege that we have to worship God freely.