The MET Church Houston, Texas

Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. (John 12:3)

It’s easy to overlook people, to judge or categorize them based on outward physical appearances. We live in a world that almost entirely assigns value to a person, place or thing based on the way it looks or appears. It’s easy to assume that those things or people that do not fit our views or live up to our expectations have little to no value to the greater whole.

Take the recent pop-culture example of Susan Boyle, a quiet, 47-year-old, unemployed Scottish woman who by most worldly standards is a homely looking woman and appears very unassuming. As she walked onto the stage of a European talent show, her looks and outward appearance elicited laughs and verbal harassment from the audience and panel of celebrity judges. But as she opened her mouth and began singing, something happened. Her vocal gifts and talents overshadowed her outward appearance and the whole world has been captured by Susan’s story and voice; a lesson to all in misplaced values.

For you, it may be easy to think you have no contribution to make to the church or greater good. You may erroneously think that because you don’t sing well or feel comfortable teaching in front of groups, you don’t have much to offer. You may even live with the wounds and memories of being deemed of little value in your past. This week is all about learning that as a follower of Christ, you have been given gifts to share with others through the context of the local church. You have been uniquely created and called to be somebody in the kingdom of God.

Today, ask God to reveal His plan for your impact on others. Take an online spiritual gifts assessment at TheMETonline.org/
spiritual-gifts and begin to understand what you have to offer in your love of Jesus, as Mary did in John 12:3; become a sweet smelling fragrance for others to enjoy.