The Seeking Nature of Man

John 12

Inspired thots:

1) Mary - sister of Lazarus and Martha
Finally I understand how deep Mary loves Jesus. She has saved her expensive perfume to pour it all out for Him. Perhaps she was really grateful to Jesus for raising her beloved brother back to life. Perhaps it was a spontaneous action as she used her hair to wipe His feet. Whatever it was to man, it was what God had intended.
God is in control. He moves us to do His will, if we are willing.

2) Man is a creature of hindsight. He can't predict the future with 100% accuracy though he tries, but he can look back on events to figure what and why they happen ~ most of the time. Our mind is finite. So much so we need to submit to God, our creator, the Omniscient, who knows all things and plans all things, and who is in control over all.

3) The Crowd - know some and don't know all. This is dangerous knowledge, when we know partially, and base our decision on partial information. Wrong decisions can be made. The crowd 'know' a little about Christ but they could not understand. No proper training? No revelation? No open mind or faith? (Matthew 6:33 ; 7:7) Ask God and He shall reveal.

4) Leaders - love the praises of men more than God's approval. Short-sighted; short-term goals; insecurity within ~ that is the basic nature of man, seeking for approval and self-worth from others because they don't know it all too, and they know it. Thus, they seek people's approval on themselves, and if their superiors are favorable to them, they feel approved and worthy. But again they are myopic to seek only the present and not beyond. They miss out a lot.