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The Topic of Our Daily Bread For 22nd November 2025 is “Treasured Possession”
Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 18-19, James 4
Memory Verse: John 12:3
Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
My father first locked eyes on my mother at a party in London. Next he gate-crashed a second party, then organized a third, just to see her again. Finally he asked Mum out for a country drive, picking her up in his old Rover sedan—his treasured possession.
Mum and Dad became sweethearts, but there was a problem. Mum was about to move to Peru to become a missionary. Dad took her to the airport, then five months later arrived in Peru himself—to propose to her. And the best part of the story? He’d sold his beloved Rover to pay for the plane ticket.
If you would’ve asked Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, what her most treasured possession was, she’d have shown you a precious bottle of “expensive perfume” (John 12:3).
And if you’d have been at the party she and Martha threw for Jesus (v. 2) and watched her lavish that bottle’s contents on his feet, you’d have known just what Christ meant to her. He was that precious, that valuable.
For my mother, Dad selling his car wasn’t just about a plane ticket. It was a sign of how much he valued her. And Mary’s actions had deeper meaning too—she was preparing Jesus for His burial (v. 7).
Like her, when we sacrifice for God what we treasure most, we take part in His redemptive work by echoing His great sacrifice for us.
Reflect & Pray
What treasure would you give up for God? How would you feel in Mary’s place, when Jesus revealed the deeper meaning of her actions?
Dear Jesus, You’re more valuable to me than my most treasured earthly possession.
Our Daily Bread 2025 Devotional is written by Sheridan Voysey and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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