Thursday 1-7-16 (Yreka, California Super 8
Motel)
Scripture reading for today: Gen 18
- 19 Ps 3 Luke 7
S=Scripture O=Observation
A=Application P=Prayer SOAP for the soul.
S. Luke 7:37-38 Behold a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she
knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster
flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began
to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and
she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.
NKJV
“Look over there! That well-known
prostitute and is sneaking up on Jesus.” She stands at the door, then
quietly creeps up and kneels behind Jesus where He is reclining at the
table. Silent tears of repentance rain down on Jesus’ feet. Now she
let’s down her long hair and tries to dry His feet... “Oh look at that!
She’s kissing His feet!” And now she opens her flask of perfume to anoint
them. NUHV*
O. At least 13
men are looking on. Not just the Host Pharisee, all of them are thinking,
“What a nasty scene at the dinner table! Jesus, can’t you detect the
filthiness of the woman that is touching you?” Jesus is loving it. He
sees more than these men see. Without turning his head He sees deep into
her rotten, repentant heart. She wants out of her prison of sin. He
is her door of escape. Freedom is just minutes away!
A. This nasty scene makes
me love Jesus even more. She leaves her kisses, she leaves the scent of
her perfume and she leaves her dark, heavy bundle of sin behind... and with the
echo of Jesus’ words behind her. “Your
sins are forgiven!” She dashes out the door feeling much
lighter. Her feet hardly touch the pavement as she runs to some
sin-cursed friend... tears still flowing, she sobs, “I’m forgiven! I’m
forgiven!”
P. Lord Jesus, I wish I
had only needed to come one time to have my sins forgiven. But no, I
confess... each time Your Holy Spirit has convicted me of sin, I have run to
weep at Your feet again. Yes, again and again I have left another ugly
burden at Your feet and have heard You say, “If
you confess your sins, I am faithful and just to forgive your sins and to
cleanse you from all your wickedness.” I’m forgiven!
I’m forgiven! I am cleansed! And my feet hardly touch the ground as
I dash to tell some special friend about it. Thank you, Jesus. All
You ask is for me to quit making excuses... and own up to my “failure” and call
it for what it is: “sin”. And the moment I confess my guilt... You lift
off the load and give me a brand new start! Oh what a Savior! Amen.
Ralph
*New Unauthorized Hiatt Version
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