"Then Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
Luke 7:48 (NIV)
The key similarity between our Lord’s story of the Pharisee and the tax collector, and Luke’s account of our Lord and Simon the Pharisee and the sinful woman, is that only one person left the Lord’s Presence, forgiven. In this sense, both of these accounts are tragic. Two people meet God; they go the effort of making time in their day. They both speak to God and yet only one of them leaves forgiven.
Friend, do you need to be forgiven? Is it truly your greatest need this moment? When it isn’t, then we have a problem. You say: “Come on John. I am forgiven. I was forgiven all my sins past, present and future when I gave my life to Christ Jesus.” Ah that is so true, and it so good to have that peace with God through His Son. Yet the apostle John in 1 John 1 teaches us that we still sin, and we still need forgiveness. Do you need to be forgiven? Is it truly your greatest need this moment?
The woman knew that she needed forgiveness. The tax collector knew that he needed forgiveness. Only Pharisees believe that they don’t need forgiveness. Oh friend, may God reveal our sin to each of us, right now - wherever we are and whatever we are doing – may He open our eyes that we may see the sin that so easily entangles us! Then let us agree with Him. Let us confess our sin and have our righteousness restored, and that blessed sweet fellowship with the Trinity restored. Let us respond to His knock on our heart and let us get up, open the door and experience the close fellowship of our beautiful Lord and Saviour.
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