Week 27, Day 4
July 7, 2022 Scripture: Luke 7 “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—as her great love has shown. But whoever 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?”” (Luke 7:44–49, TNIV) Do you know the trouble of self-righteousness? It directly influences my love of Jesus. This is not an invitation to go on sinning, so that both God’s grace would increase and your love would increase. Rather, it is an invitation to see the ways in which our hearts forget our need for God. Self-righteousness, the kind that Jesus so often must contend with, blinds us to our need for God. We have no need for God and no love for God because we are righteous without him. Simon does not see a need to worship and love Jesus. The sinful woman knows very well just how much she needs him. She falls over herself to love and serve him. She’s been forgiven much so she loves much. Do you need God? Your understanding of that need directly impacts how much you worship him.
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AuthorJordan Ickes, Minister of Etna Green Church of Christ. Archives
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