She's
A
Sinner!
Scripture
Luke
7
39 When the
Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this
man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him.
She’s a sinner!”
40 Then
Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the
Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.”
“Go
ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied.
41 Then
Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two
people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the
other. 42 But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly
forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved
him more after that?”
43 Simon
answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger
debt.”“That’s right,” Jesus said.
44 Then he
turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman
kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water
to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears
and wiped them with her hair.
45 You
didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she
has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You neglected the
courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet
with rare perfume.
47 “I tell
you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has
shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only
little love.”
Observation
If
God were to put all of our sins that we have committed up on a large
screen for everyone to see, all of us would be deeply embarrassed and
everyone who looked at that screen would be shocked by what they were
able to see.
You
and I are sinners. We need to be forgiven. We need a Savior!
As
we read the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) we find that
Jesus reaches out to people just like you and just like me.
So
let me ask you, “In this story that we find this morning in Luke 7
are you and I more like Simon the Pharisee or are we more like the
sinful woman kneeling at Jesus' feet”?
Okay,
I will answer for myself ... I am a sinner.
Now,
how about you?
Romans
5:8
8 But
God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us
while we were still sinners.
Romans
8:1
So
now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
Application
I
am a sinner that has been forgiven of my sins. When I sin (because I
am still a sinner) I will confess my sins as soon as I commit them
and not let them pile up!
How
about you?
1
John 1:9
9 But
if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You love me just the way I am. But You love me too much to
let me stay the way I am. You are always working in my life to make
me more like Your Son Jesus. Bring conviction to my life every time I
sin so I will confess my sin as soon as I commit them. Help me to
stay in Your Word every day and help me to obey what I read.
I
pray for James Hartley and Evangeline Bertloff who are both in the
hospital. I pray for healing and strength. Encourage them today.
Psalm
119:9,11
“How
can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping Your word. I
have treasured Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against
You.”
Daily
Bible Reading: Genesis 18,19; Psalms 3; Luke 7; I added: Psalm 7,
Psalm 67, Proverbs 7
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