Matthew 26:6–13
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come now to a scene that is dense with meaning, a story that is far more than a simple account of a touching moment. On the one hand, we have the economy of heaven, which is an economy of glorious, profligate, unrestrained worship. On the other, we have the economy of this fallen world, which is an economy of grasping, calculating, pragmatic utilitarianism. One is the logic of love; the other is the logic of a ledger sheet. One culminates in the fragrance of life, and the other in the stench of betrayal. Our modern world, and sadly much of the modern church, is run entirely on the principles of the second economy. We are obsessed with efficiency, with results, with what is practical, with what can be measured and managed. We want our giving to be tax-deductible and sensible.