Saturday, May 21, 2011

See This Woman?

Luke 7:44 KJV
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Jesus was never at a loss for object lessons in His ministry. His Father saw to it that those life events that would most clearly teach what pertains to life and godliness was at His disposal.

The lesson is about salvation through faith and how it manifests itself. When speaking to Simon he pointed to her works to prove her faith because that is all he could have seen. When sending her away in peace He pointed to her faith because that is what saved her.

There is also a picture of worship here
She came without fear into a Pharisees house
Christ was her object, not herself.

She came weeping
I suspect in both conviction of her sins and relief in finding the Saviour.

She came in sacrifice
The ointment was expensive yet spent on Christ.

She came in humility
• Washing His feet
• Kissing His feet and
• Anointing His feet

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