Luke 7:40-47
39When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner."
40Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you."
"Tell me, teacher," he said.
41"Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"
43Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled."
"You have judged correctly," Jesus said.
44Then 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. 45You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little."
The Pharisee believes that the woman to be a sinner, yet he did not consider himself to be a sinner. Jesus showed him that all are forgiven, yet the woman knew of her sins and was forgiven more than the Pharisee believed, so much that she loved Jesus more.
I know that I am a sinner. I know that Jesus has forgiven me of my sins, that He had died for me. Through forgiveness, God shows me to love Him more, and to love those without more.
Father God, I pray for your forgiveness, that your grace and mercy allow me to love just as you have loved me. I thank you for all that you have done. I want to love you more, Lord. I want you so much that all that I need is you, to be with you. Lord, I pray for your love to take over. Allow me to love others, just as you have spoken, even to love those that don't love us. Allow this to speak into my life I pray in Jesus name.
Amen.
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