Luke 7:47
47"Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been
forgiven-for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves
little."
Jesus praised the woman who came into the house and
kissed his feet, worshiped Him and cried tears of gratefulness. She
showed Jesus how much she loved Him. Yet the man whose house Jesus was a
guest in did not even give Him a drink of water nor did he offer Jesus
any sign of love. It was as if Jesus needed to be grateful that He was
invited, yet He is the Savior. When you love someone truly and deeply,
it will show. It will show in how you treat them. So Jesus compared the
acts of the woman to those of the host. As the NIV
Bible states, "the woman's love was evidence of her forgiveness but not
the basis for it. She was saved by faith." She believed in Jesus and
her belief caused her to love Him deeply. And Jesus did tell her that
her sins were forgiven. We make mistakes in life and make wrong choices
whether it was because we did not have all the information, refused to
see the information or were just out right disobedient. In any case,
Jesus still loves us. His love was already proven when He allowed the
nails to pierce His body. The bigger the mistake the more we are willing
to show Jesus love once we have confessed it because it's only through
love that we could ever be forgiven and it is only by faith that we
could ever confess our wrong. Knowing that any wrong, no matter how big,
has been forgiven ought to cause one to love much like the woman Jesus
praised.
P.S. Remember to tune into the Leap of Faith Show today, Monday, February 18th with my girl Stubbs on www.leapoffaithshow.com and I will join her live in the studio at 10:30am! Go to www.leapoffaithshow.com and click Listen Live! Blow up her phone lines as we would love to hear from you!
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