Pouring it out

 "If we believe in Jesus, it is not what we gain but what he pours through us that really counts."-Oswald Chambers

Our success in Gods eyes  is not measured in the way the world measures success. Things Jesus pours through us cannot be measured at all. 

Much like the flask that Mary of Bethany broke and poured on Jesus. It was an act in which no one else saw a special occasion. 

Some thought it was a horrible waste. (Mark 14:3-4). 

Jesus saw it as devotion and love. Our lives are the flask. Are we  prepared to pour out our flasks for the sake of Jesus? To surrender what the world views as precious oil and come to him empty and ready to be used? 

Jesus poured out his life for us. 

"That the world through him might be saved."-John 3:17

Let's encourage each other this season of Lent...to pour out our flasks and make room for Jesus to flow through us. To give up more than cupcakes or TV or internet and reach deep inside to surrender the parts of us that we hold too tightly. The parts of us that get in Gods way. The 'us' that fills our flasks. The things we put value in that serve no great purpose. Let's pour and pour and pour.....until we see the bottom, then leave the top off for God to fill us until we overflow.

-Pastor Patti