What are our expectations(that’s a very significant question)? Where is the set of our moral compass? Life’s experiences and our natural dispositions have shaped us into the people we are today and sometimes we are set in a very rigid view point. We have a friend who says, blessed are the flexible for they will not be bent out of shape.
Luke 7:36-50 has an account of Jesus’ visit to the home of Simon the Pharisee, which could have been such a great blessing.
V37,38 Into the mix came a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town(the fact was never in question ). ‘She brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them’.
This unknown woman was obviously greatly moved by Jesus presence and was doing all in her power to honour and revere Him.
V39 Simon however, lapsed into judgemental mode. He overlooked the tremendous sacrifice this woman was making forJesus, in his own house.
V40 The Lord knew his thoughts and immediately spoke to him in a parable. Two men owed different amounts, one greater than the other. Both were forgiven, which would love more? Simon gave the right answer, the one who’d been forgiven more(the weeping lady at Jesus feet)! Then He forgave her many sins.
V47 Jesus lesson was so pointed, ‘But the one who has been forgiven little, loves little’!
The cloak of religious respectability can rob us all of true forgiveness in Christ(we know that WE are not as others). The poor woman who cast away any pretence of self righteousness and was of no reputation, moved the Lord to forgive and bless. He’s willing and able to forgive all, for us and for others.
God bless and keep you.