Who Will Love Jesus More? | Luke 7
Welcome to Real Life . Sometimes we forget. Jesus came to seek and save the lost. [1] “Being lost is worth the being found.” –Neil Diamond Why is this woman in my house? She just showed up. Unwanted. Uninvited. But there she stood—directly behind Jesus. My name is Simon. I am a Pharisee. I pride myself in keeping my hands clean. I invited Jesus to a dinner party in my home. I also extended an invitation to some of my colleagues, other Pharisees and religious leaders. The type of men I am proud to associate with. We were all curious about this Jesus of Nazareth. I recognized the woman, of course. Everyone in town knows who she is and the kind of sinful life she leads. A woman of her reputation had never crossed my threshold. But before I could rise to throw her out, she began to weep. As she wept, she knelt and allowed her tears to wash the road dust from Jesus’ feet. Then, she let down her hair and used it to dry them. Afterwards, to my horror, she began kissing Jesus’ feet...