Good Morning Friends,
"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. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven -- for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.' Then Jesus said to her, 'Your sins are forgiven.' The other guests began to say among themselves, 'Who is this who even forgives sins?' Jesus said to the woman, 'Your faith has saved you; go in peace.'" (Luke 7:44-50)
There were two things that Jesus saw in this woman that caused Him to respond to her: love for Him and faith. Those are the two things God looks for in every person.
This woman loved Jesus so much that she was willing to humiliate herself by kneeling at His feet, weeping on them, wiping them with her hair, and kissing them. The other guests at the dinner table that evening must have been talking about this woman, ridiculing the way she was acting. It wasn't very sophisticated. It wasn't socially correct. But it was love! She loved Jesus and she wasn't concerned about what anyone around her said or thought of her. She was only concerned about showing Jesus that she loved Him.
Jesus saw faith in this woman, too. He says it was her faith that saved her. Faith knew where to turn for help. There were others around the table, including some powerful men, like the host, Simon the Pharisee. But the woman did not turn to them. She turned only to Jesus. It was Jesus that she expected to be able to help her deal with her sin. That is faith -- turning to Jesus for help, expecting Him to be able to do something about our sin.
Jesus saw love and faith in this woman -- does He see the same in your life?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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