“Therefore,
I Tell You, Her Many Sins Have Been Forgiven –
As
Her Great Love Has Shown.
But
Whoever Has Been Forgiven Little Loves Little.”
Scripture
Luke
7
36 When
one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went
to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
37 A woman
in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at
the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of
perfume.
38 As she
stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with
her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured
perfume on them.
39 When the
Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this
man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what
kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”
“Tell
me, teacher,” he said.
41 “Two
people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred
denarii, and the other fifty.
42 Neither
of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of
both. Now which of them will love him more?”
“You
have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
44 Then he
turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this
woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my
feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her
hair.
45 You did
not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has
not stopped kissing my feet.
47 Therefore,
I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has
shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”
Observation
I
hope that you took time to read Luke 7:36-50. In fact, I hope that
you had time to read all of Luke chapter 7 and the other chapters
that I read in Genesis and Psalm 3.
There
was so much that I could have written about from these chapters, but
since I had to pick just one thing to write about this is what I
decided to go with.
Here
in Luke 7 we find a woman who had previously been a very sinful
woman. Her reputation must have been known to everyone and yet Jesus
allowed this sinful woman to anoint him with her tears of repentance
and genuine brokenness., After her encounter with Jesus she left as
completely different woman. Her faith had saved her and she left in
peace!
I
see this happen all the time at our church. I hear testimony after
testimony of lives that have been forever changed. The incredible,
wonderful stories of how God has forgiven them gives me “goose
bumps”.
In
fact, it happened again this past Sunday, when a young woman in our
Bible study class, shared how Jesus had changed her life. I don't
know about you, but I never get tired of hearing how God has changed
someone's life.
Are
your sins forgiven?
Application
I
would love to hear how God changed your life. No one has a story
exactly like your story!
How
about you? How has Jesus Christ changed your life?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I am a sinner saved by Your grace. This woman didn't deserve
salvation and neither do I. Thank You for forgiving my sins. Thank
You for allowing me to hear all these stories of lives that have been
forever changed. Thank You for allowing me to be a part of a church
that focuses on reaching people with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Daily
Bible Reading: Genesis 18,19; Psalms 3; Luke 7
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