THE SINNER WHO LOVED MUCH

 Today as I was editing this little message, from by book, Strings of Pearls, that I am revising, I felt impressed to publish it on this page. Let us not be high minded and think that we are so perfect. We may be able to fool our friends, or everyone around us, but Yehovah knows our hearts.

 And  behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Yehoshua  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. Luqas/-Luke 7:37-38

          This woman’s life represents all of us. All of us have sinned and fallen short of the glory of Elohim (Romiyim/Romans 3:23).  However, not all of us recognize that we are sinners. This  nameless woman is taught of in the bible as a “sinner” (7: 36-50). That would probably mean that she was a prostitute.   However, she came to  minister to Yehoshua  where He was.  Did she know the Pharisee?  Simon, the Pharisee, knew who she was. Maybe he had had an affair with her before. Yehoshua was not disturbed at all as this sinner went on her knees,  bowed down,  and cried tears of  repentance. She also poured perfumed oil on His feet, and with her long hair wiped Yehoshua’s feet. 

          Simon, the self righteous host,  judged Yehoshua and the sinner in his heart

(v. 39).   We notice that the tears of the sinner did not touch the hardened  Pharisees’ heart.  He acted as many church goers do today. Self righteous and critical. However, Yehoshua knowing what was in his heart, taught  him a lesson with the  parable of the two creditors. Both of  the man could not pay the creditor back what they owe, and he forgave them both  (Luqas/Luke 7:41-42). Then  he asked Simon, “which of them will love him more?” Simon gave the correct answer, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” What would you answer? “Judge not , and your will not be judged, for the same judgment you judge you will be judged , and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”- Mattithyahu/Matthew 7:1-2).

          I firmly believe that Simon understood the lesson. May the love of Yehoshua be in us, and prevent us to cast lots against the repented sinners! May we not be too quick to pass judgment on anyone. For only the Righteous Judge is able to judge correctly. We are all in need of His mercy, and of repentance! Let us bow the knees and cry out for His mercy. Seek Yehovah while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked for sake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to Yehovah, and He will have mercy on Him; and to our Elohim, for He will abundantly pardon. Yeshayahu/Isaiah 55”6-7