Anointed Aroma Permeates Generations

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious
ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this
waste? For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why
trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. Verily I say unto you, Wheresover this gospel shall be
preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her. (Matthew 26:6-13)

The fragrance of this women's heart still permeates as this account is retold accompanying the Gospel, because she displayed the key revelation of the Gospel. That key revealtion is: salvation is through an anointed death---- that rises victorious in resurrection life. The disciples focused on the monetary value of the ointment, because they didn't understand that Jesus was called to be the firstfruit of the resurrection, so that a harvest could come forth. 
The culmination of the Gospel was at hand and  would result in multitudes hearing and receiving salvation through Jesus' anointed death, burial and resurrection.
Jesus' retort about the poor remaining was not an expression of blantant disregard for their condition, but rather was an
acknowledgement of the abiding needs of the poor, while He was focusing on the imminent spiritual solution. Jesus knew that the "set time anointing " to die would result in victorious resurrection, offering redemption to the poor.
    
We all should treasure this same anointing, because through Christ we are called to die daily or pick up our cross daily, denying ourselves, so that through our anointed deaths, we can live in the resurrection power of Christ. Just as the disciples called the spilled-out ointment on Jesus' head a "waste", so others may consider our completely abandoned, spilt-out lives  "wasted" while they vocalize their assessment of  other more benefitable things we could be spending our energies on to help others. But just as Jesus knew the importance of his anointing to die; we too understand that there will always be an opportunity to help others--but the most effective way for us to help anyone is to die to self and expend our lives for God--even die to our best benevolent intentions --because anything we would offer on our own will doesn't come close to comparing to the true benevolence and salvation that we can offer multitudes by allowing Christ to live and shine through us---His resurrection power allows us to have life and life more abundantly. God is a God of multiplicity. The devil subtracts, man adds, but God multiplies. Just like he took this woman's account of her free will  offering, and preserved the savor of it for future millennials; so He will do with our lives. As we die to ourselves and abide in Christ's power,  the same anointing will permeate and emit from our lives with an aroma that permeates ages to come. Our personalized accounts may not be preached, but the impact of a surrendered life will waft into future generations--and a harvest will come forth. "Verily, verily I say unto you Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone; but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit (John 12:24).