“And He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and spend the night there.” Matthew 21:17
The Bethany was the favorite place of our Lord on the earth. He has often been a Guest of honor in this small village. (See passages in Mark 14:3; John 12:1,2; Matthew 21:17; and Mark 11:11). There lived three beloved people, Lazarus with his two sisters. There He received the true worship. There He was anointed with precious oil, receiving the most valuable thing that Mary had. There they made a supper especially for Him (John 12:2), there Martha served (John 12:2 Luke 10:40), and there Mary listened to His Words with a great desire. The best was offered to Jesus in Bethany. He was a desired Guest and He enjoyed being there. I want my heart be a Bethany, a place where my Lord likes to dwell. I want in my heart to worship and thirst for His Word like Mary did, to have love that gives preference to Jesus in everything, and readiness to serve like Lazarus and Martha had. I want to have the willingness to break my alabaster box at His feet.
Jesus, I want to become a Bethany, Your favorite dwelling-place.
