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Clint W. - September 24, 2010

Scripture:

Luke 7: 41-43 "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 replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled." "You have judged correctly," Jesus said.

Observation:

Jesus is kind of rebuking Simon while also praising the actions of the woman washing His feet. He recognizes that Simon has probably lived a very good and fair life. In that, He is reminding Simon that it is much more difficult for him to feel like he has been forgiven of much sin.

Application:

Growing up in church, and turning my life over to Christ at seven years old, it was often easy for me to feel like I was "OK." I saw teenagers completely rebel and then come back to God, but that wasn't me. I never really went through a huge rebellious stage of my life. I made a lot of mistakes, but I was always very sorry and repentant for them. However, as an adult, I am realizing the things I have been forgiven for, and maybe even realizing the things I was spared from ever encountering more than I did when I was younger. In hindsight, I am seeing how some choices - both correct and incorrect - I made then affect my life now. I am seeing how we are all forgiven of the same debt, and that debt is our lives. We all deserve to be separated from God, and there can't be any more or less separation.

Prayer:

Lord, I thank You so much for Your forgiveness and the elimination of my debt of sin. I pray that You'd constantly remind me that no matter how big or small the sin may be, the debt is always the same...separation from You. I want to always be grateful for the sacrifice that You made for me, and the debt that was paid on the cross for me. Amen
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1 comment:

  1. sheilawSeptember 27, 2010 at 9:58 AM

    Your blog rings so true for me, Clint. What I've realized is that the "invisible" things are so much harder to see and root out, but they're there, nonetheless. :) Thanks a lot for reminding me. ha.

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