March 27
Luke 7:36-8:3
Do you ever feel like you are not good enough or wonder how God can love you because of what you have done? The end of Luke 7 introduces us to a “woman who had lived a sinful life.” A woman who was looked down upon by others and viewed only as a sinner by the Pharisees. Yet notice what she does, she comes right up to Jesus and is accepted by him. Though she is a sinner she understands that Jesus loves her and can forgive her. We also need to understand that though we are sinners and are far from perfect, Jesus’ sacrifice is sufficient. Our sin, our doubts, our failures, or even other people should never keep us away. We need to run to Jesus and respond with thankfulness for all that he gives to us. There is nothing we need that Jesus does not provide.
We can have the same attitude of this sinful woman who comes right up to Jesus and gets so close that his feet are wet by her tears and her hair dries them off. Closer than would have been socially acceptable. Or we can be like Simon, the Pharisee, who invites Jesus into his home and is near Jesus but does not quite get it. Instead of being in proximity to Jesus, we need to bring him close. We need to make him the center of our lives, the one we live for, and the one who we love more than anyone or anything else.
Father God, help me to recognize my need for you. Help me to run to you for forgiveness and all that I need. Amen.
How can you learn to regularly and continually draw near to Jesus?
Do you ever feel like you are not good enough or wonder how God can love you because of what you have done? The end of Luke 7 introduces us to a “woman who had lived a sinful life.” A woman who was looked down upon by others and viewed only as a sinner by the Pharisees. Yet notice what she does, she comes right up to Jesus and is accepted by him. Though she is a sinner she understands that Jesus loves her and can forgive her. We also need to understand that though we are sinners and are far from perfect, Jesus’ sacrifice is sufficient. Our sin, our doubts, our failures, or even other people should never keep us away. We need to run to Jesus and respond with thankfulness for all that he gives to us. There is nothing we need that Jesus does not provide.
We can have the same attitude of this sinful woman who comes right up to Jesus and gets so close that his feet are wet by her tears and her hair dries them off. Closer than would have been socially acceptable. Or we can be like Simon, the Pharisee, who invites Jesus into his home and is near Jesus but does not quite get it. Instead of being in proximity to Jesus, we need to bring him close. We need to make him the center of our lives, the one we live for, and the one who we love more than anyone or anything else.
Father God, help me to recognize my need for you. Help me to run to you for forgiveness and all that I need. Amen.
How can you learn to regularly and continually draw near to Jesus?
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