Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 12:8

"For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always." — John 12:8 (ASV)

For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

It is not every day that you can do something personally and distinctly for Christ himself, and therefore, whenever the occasion allows you, be sure to be there to avail yourself of it. True, you can serve him indirectly by aiding his poor saints. Still, something for him – for him himself – should often be devised, as Mary devised this service that day.