Summer at the Table Week Seven

Ps. Kyle Rodgers

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” 6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.
“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

John 12:1-8 NIV

Who’s at the Table?
Simon – The Healed Host
Jesus – The Honored Guest
Lazarus – The Walking Witness
Martha –The Lead Server
Mary – “I used to be mad at Jesus.”
Judas Iscariot —The Disappointed Disciple
John –The Author

Just because we’re sitting at the table doesn’t mean we’re on the same

.

Your view of Jesus determines your response to Him.

When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.
John 11:20 NIV

When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
John 11:32


Judas represents disappointment disguised as

.
Mary represents surrender rooted in realization.
Jesus shared the table with both of them.