Good Morning Friends,
"Jesus 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. 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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