Jesus is Anointed by a Sinful Woman

Luke 7:36-50 -
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Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with them, so he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. When a woman who had lved a snful lfe n that town learned that Jesus was eatng at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and as she stood behind him at his feet weep, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. When 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." Jesus answered hm, "Simon I have something to tell you." Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii and the other fifty. Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more? Simon relied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled." You have judged correctly, Jesus replied. Then 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, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore , I tell you her many sins have been forgiven-for she loved much. But he who has forgiven little loves little. Then Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." The other guests began to say among themselves, " Who is this who even forgives sins?" Jesus said to the woman, " Your faith has saved you; go in peace."


As I was having God time last night I felt God was leading to me to this passage of scripture. I was born a sinner. I gave my life to Christ when I was a child and then again in high school. Then I left for college and my life changed. I turned my back on my beloved. I denied him and I did not want to have anything to do with him. For the past two years I have struggled with filling my life with things of this world and creating idols. My cell phone, facebook, internet, college, boys, etc have filled my life instead of me letting Jesus fill my life. I moved home to go to school at the University Center this semester. God grabbed a hold of my heart this semester. I am laying at the feet of Jesus, My beloved crying out out to him. He is mine and I am his. Just as Luke 7: 47-48 says, " Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven-for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little." Then Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." I felt like the sinful woman, which I am a sinful woman. I am loving Jesus with all I have. I am surrending my life to him. Everything is for him. No matter the cost my life is Jesus'. HE HAS FORGIVEN ME. Forgiven me for forsaking my true love, for following the ways of the world, for neglecting my heart, for getting involved with guys I should have never gotten involved with, swearing, making idols. I was full of sin but my beloved shed his blood on the cross so that my sins may be forgiven. He loves me so much, I am always on his mind. He is my beloved. I was a wretched sinner but he has healed me, healed my heart. HE LOVES ME AND HE LOVES YOU. My faith in him has saved me. He has saved me. I am loving him and loving people.