"Whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:8.
In this life our work for God often seems to be almost fruitless. Our efforts to
do good may be earnest and persevering, yet we may not be permitted to witness
their results. To us the effort may seem to be lost. But the Saviour assures us that
our work is noted in heaven, and that the recompense cannot fail.
The poor widow who cast her two mites into the Lord’s treasury little knew what
she was doing. Her example of self-sacrifice has acted and reacted upon thousands
of hearts in every land and in every age. It has brought to the treasury of God gifts
from the high and the low, the rich and the poor. It has helped to sustain missions,
to establish hospitals, to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, heal the sick, and preach
the gospel to the poor. Multitudes have been blessed through her unselfish deed.
And the outworking of all these lines of influence she, in the day of God, will be
permitted to see. So with Mary’s precious gift to the Saviour. How many have been
inspired to loving service by the memory of that broken alabaster box! And how
she will rejoice as she beholds all this!
“Verily I say unto you,” Christ declared, “Wheresoever this gospel shall be
preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken
of for a memorial of her.” Looking into the future, the Saviour spoke with certainty
concerning His gospel. It was to be preached throughout the world. And as far as the
gospel extended, Mary’s gift would shed its fragrance, and hearts would be blessed
through her unstudied act. Kingdoms would rise and fall; the names of monarchs
and conquerors would be forgotten; but this woman’s deed would be immortalized
upon the pages of sacred history. Until time should be no more, that broken alabaster
box would tell the story of the abundant love of God for a fallen race.
Every impulse of the Holy Spirit leading men to goodness and to God is noted
in the books of heaven, and in the day of God everyone who has given himself as
an instrument for the Holy Spirit’s working will be permitted to behold what his life
has wrought."
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