1. Pharisees' evil scheme (1-2)

The Passover and the feast of Unleavened bread were just two days away. God's enemies were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and to kill him. But God will even use all their evil schemes to fulfill God's plan. Jesus will be the Pascal Lamb and the Unleavened bread from heaven on Passover. Neither Satan nor any smart men can outwit God. God is in control. He is Sovereign even in today's chaotic world.

2. The woman's broken jar and Jesus' broken body (3-9)

A woman's sudden action of breaking an alabaster jar and pouring very expensive perfume on Jesus caused some to rebuke her severely. But Jesus used it to reveal how his body would be broken and his blood would be poured out as the Pascal Lamb for the forgiveness of our sins. Therefore, though we should help the poor always, we must first give thanks to Jesus even breaking our best alabaster jar and pouring our most precious life on Jesus. It is never a waste. Truly such a wholehearted devotion to Jesus would be remembered as the most beautiful thing done throughout history.