Desiring to break my Alasbaster Jar, to serve Jesus with my whole life

I not only write devotions, but I read devotions written by other Christian writers, sometimes quite a few in a single day. One devotion, which struck me recently, I read from my current morning devotion book, “For All the Saints.” One of the Scripture readings for that day was from Mark 14:1-11, which relates the account of the lady who anointed Jesus’ feet with a very costly jar of ointment, or perfume. Chinese Evangelist, John Sung, pointed out what Jesus said about the woman in verse 9, “I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.” Sung wrote, “The fragrance of what this woman did has persisted all down the years until the present. Of all the events that have occurred throughout the world, all through the centuries, the vast majority are not worth remembering. Yet whenever the gospel is preached we shall remember this woman.”

Sung continues his devotion, “Jesus gave His life for us. In what way, apart from hearing, can we bring Him comfort? . . . if we are to be remembered in a way that endures there is only one way to do it. We must for the Lord’s sake break the alabaster jar. And we must offer ourselves entirely to God. . . The time will come, and perhaps soon, when you must pass on. What will you do now for the Lord? The Lord broke the alabaster jar – in other words He shed His blood and died for our redemption. He did all that for us. What, then, shall we do for Him?”(“For All the Saints,” Volume II, pages 793-795.)