Jesus often went to Bethany. There was a family He loved who lived in that town. I think that Martha, Lazarus and Mary loved the Lord Jesus also, for they made Him a supper. Martha served, Lazarus sat at the table, and Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard and anointed the feet of Jesus.
As you can imagine, many people wanted to see Lazarus - the man that the Lord brought back to life again. But do you know that the chief priests wanted to put Lazarus to death again? Why? The reason was that many believed on Jesus because of Lazarus. Now that the Lord was in Jerusalem, He was about to give up His life. What did He mean when He said, “He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal”?
Many people love this world so much that they give no thought to eternal things, and others, who put the things of God first because they love the Lord, will enjoy eternal life with Him.
Even though Jesus did so many miracles, they didn’t believe on Him because their hearts were hardened by sin. They didn’t come to the light, for their deeds were evil. Will God judge people for their sinful deeds? Yes! In a coming day the Lord Jesus will judge people who do not repent by the very words that He spoke to them while on earth. How important it is that we believe the Bible, which is the Word of God.
1. What did Mary do with the pound of ____________ of spikenard, very costly? John 12:___
Then
2. For what ____________ did the chief priests want to put Lazarus to death? John 12:___
Because
3. What did the Lord Jesus say about him who loves his life and about him who ____________ his life? John 12:___
He
4. Because Jesus did so many ____________ , did they believe on Him?
John 12:___
But
5. If anyone rejects Jesus and does not receive His words, what will ____________ him in the last day? John 12:___
He