Breaking Or Closing The Box – 打破或关闭盒子

MARK 14
马可福音第14章

3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, why was this waste of the ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
9 Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.

【可14:3】耶稣在伯大尼长大麻风的西门家里坐席的时候，有一个女人拿着一玉瓶至贵的真哪哒香膏来，打破玉瓶，把膏浇在耶稣的头上。
【可14:4】有几个人心中很不喜悦，说：“何用这样枉费香膏呢？
【可14:5】这香膏可以卖三十多两银子周济穷人。”他们就向那女人生气。
【可14:6】耶稣说：“由她吧！为什么难为她呢？她在我身上作的是一件美事。
【可14:7】因为常有穷人和你们同在，要向他们行善，随时都可以；只是你们不常有我。
【可14:8】她所作的，是尽她所能的，她是为我安葬的事，把香膏预先浇在我身上。
【可14:9】我实在告诉你们：普天之下，无论在什么地方传这福音，也要述说这女人所作的以为纪念。”
【可14:10】十二门徒之中，有一个加略人犹大去见祭司长，要把耶稣交给他们。

BREAKING OR CLOSING THE BOX
打破或关闭盒子

Look at the contrast here between the woman and Judas, both had boxes or bags.
看看这个女人和犹大之间的对比，他们都有盒子或袋子。

One used their box to bless and one used it for himself and indeed complained when that box was broken in service to Christ and for Christ.
一个人用他们的盒子来祝福，而一个人用它为自己，并且当盒子因服务基督和为基督而被打破时，这个人确实会抱怨。

So often we are like Judas, we see someone giving wholeheartedly to the work of God and we say what a waste, it could be used for such and such a thing.
很多时候，我们就像犹大一样，看到有人全心全意地为神的工作奉献，我们说这是多么浪费啊，它可以用来做这样那样的事情。

This woman was commended by Jesus; indeed, his words are so true, this woman is now one who shared with millions around the world as a dynamic example of selfless service.
这个女人受到了耶稣的称赞；事实上，他的话是如此真实，这位妇人现在已成为世界各地千百万人分享的无私服务的生动典范。

We have the treasure of Christ in earthen vessels,  so can I ask you this question?
我们在瓦器里有基督的宝藏，所以我可以问你这个问题吗？

Do you break your box of perfume or do close your box?
你会打破香水盒还是关上香水盒？

We have treasures of the perfume of Christ, to share with the world. In another passage the perfume fills the whole house. Remember that the perfume of Christ cannot reach a needy world, if you don’t break the box.
我们拥有基督馨香之气的宝藏，可以与世界分享。在另一段中，香水充满了整个房子。请记住，如果你不打破盒子，基督的香气就无法到达有需要的世界。

We have the good news of Christ, but do we share it or do we hide it?
我们有基督的好消息，但我们是分享它还是隐藏它？

Let’s finish with the passage in 2 Corinthians 4
让我们以《哥林多后书》第 4 章中的这段经文来结束

6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us
【林后4:6】那吩咐光从黑暗里照出来的　神，已经照在我们心里，叫我们得知　神荣耀的光显在耶稣基督的面上。
【林后4:7】我们有这宝贝放在瓦器里，要显明这莫大的能力，是出于　神，不是出于我们。

Have you broken the box that you have containing the gospel or are you keeping the perfume of Christ, to yourself?
你是否打破了装有福音的盒子，或者你是否将基督的馨香之气留给自己？

God bless you
上帝祝福你