'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.”' Luke 7:47
In this story we have
Simon the Pharisee and the sinful woman.
When she
knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house. Luke 7:37
In this story, a name was given to the Pharisee, Simon but
the woman remains unnamed, but labeled with the word SINNER! This woman was
known in her town that she was a prostitute. She was unclean, she knew she was
in deep darkness of sins, she had the courage to appear before Jesus while he
was sitting at the table in the Pharisee’s house, in front of many others
“religious” thinking they are “holy enough” to sit with the Perfect person at the same table.
The Pharisee: was simply blind to Jesus, he was spiritually
blind to his own sins, thinking he could cover the wickedness of his own heart.
This forgiven prostitute had a far greater understanding of
Jesus than this religious Pharisee.
She did not speak her faith – no verbal confession, no
sinner’s prayer was recorded here, but she certainly demonstrated her love for
a God who forgives COMPLETELY.
Her sins were covered with the love of Jesus. That applies to us as well,
Once we confess to HIM ours sins, He doesn't require us to do any deeds or any religious formalities in order to earn His forgiveness or make Him forget our sins, it is ALREADY done on the cross! IT IS FINISHED!
Extravagant love like a rain. And the Marvelous grace of Jesus.
Simon the Pharisee (Following the law, the religious rituals
in general) was spiritually arrogant believing he had no sins to be forgiven.
This sinful woman who heard about Jesus and believed in His
mercy, compassion and most importantly the Truth coming out from His mouth! Was
probably abused as a child, she was maybe a widow giving the fact that she
ended up being a sinful woman (in other terms: prostitute). Maybe she was
filled with lust. She was certainly a broken woman. She KNEW she was unclean
and is a criticized woman in her society. Of course, full of shame and guilt, a
humiliated woman.
But she came with ALL this to the ONE who will take away her
shame and guilt, to the one who will clean her and make her white as snow.
She came to Jesus because she KNEW she was forgiven, she
came out of Love not fear of judgment or something on her to do list to get it
out of her way! She came out of GRATITUDE.
Not trying to win the approval of Jesus, as the Pharisees and
the guest are always trying to do to have their sin forgiven.
This was already done for her, she had this CERTITUDE that she was CLEAN and was expressing gratitude in
her actions, demonstrating love to the Master.
She was not only forgiven but Jesus spoke SHALOM over her which means not
only peace, but prosperity and wholeness and goodness and blessing!
She received both her salvation and her healing, before even
appearing before Jesus.
Even if Jesus was rejected by the Pharisees, he still
accepted the invitation to dinner, from a Pharisee. Jesus will not reject
anyone, whether you are doing all the religious things to calm your conscience
or out of fear. But Jesus doesn’t want you to be a Pharisee, and have this sophisticated
relationship with Him,
Everyone Jesus encounters, he desires to save from their sins, but not everyone accepts the salvation he brought.
He wants a love relationship, a simple one where love is
being exchanged. Where He can lavish His grace and the true reason of His death
for you. Would you invite Jesus today to show gratitude and love and receive
His salvation or would you just take the law path where Jesus is not there?
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