Essence

Essence defined by the free.dictionary means (The most important ingredient; the crucial element).

Mark 14:3

Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.

This essence of nard caught my eye the other day, so I decided to see what it was made of. It is a flowering plant that is grown in Asia. This type of incense would be offered as a sacrifice on the altar of incense. The altar of incense stood within the Holy Place, right outside the veil that separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies. This incense was to be considered holy to the Lord and was reserved solely for this purpose.

Is it a coincidence that a woman would come in with a very special, important incense to anoint Jesus, who is the most important ingredient, or the crucial element to every person's life? I think not.. This happened I'm guessing a day or two before Jesus was crucified on the cross, the altar where His blood was poured out on. Just a door a away from the Holy of Holies or better yet a few days away from the veil being torn.


Fall in love with Jesus. He is essence of your life. He is the most important ingredient. All of your sacrifices go and belong to Him. This women was in love with Jesus. She took the most important gift she had and she gave it to Jesus. That is love. I want to be like this women. She had this revelation before Jesus even went to the cross. This was probably the only thing she has that was of importance and she didnt waste it on the world. She gave it to Jesus, because she was just that in love with Him.