Ultimate Love

Luke 7:36-50 - This is a story about repentance, forgiveness, and salvation – the ultimate love story.

A sinful woman (former prostitute) came courageously before Jesus with honesty, not hiding anything. She washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair even though that was against the customs. She kissed the feet of Jesus and anointed Him with all of the oil that she possessed. This woman showed her complete love and adoration for her Savior when Simon, the Pharisee did not greet Him, kiss Him, or anoint Him. Because of this, Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven...Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

Something to think about:

How often do we, Christians, come before the Lord – completely abandoned and literally worship Him with all that we have. As Valentines Day approaches I hope that we remember how precious the gift of our salvation is. I hope we remember that Jesus Christ is the man who loves us with the holy, pure, and perfect love that we desired to be loved with.

by Caitlin Bradt

Luke 7:36-50

{“Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed themwith the fragrant oil. Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”
And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
So he said, “Teacher, say it.”
“There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”
Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”
And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.” Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”
Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”}