What a movie Luke 7:36-40 would make! It opens as the town harlot slips into the wealthy dinner party and just falls apart at the feet of the popular new Teacher. Her tears rain down on those calloused dirty feet, and her hair is loosed to dry them. She smothers these same feet with kisses and soothes them with the most expensive fragrant oil. Her love for the Teacher seems to know no bounds.
In sharp contrast, the dinner host is scandalized as Jesus allows such a display by this audacious brazen woman. He even thinks Jesus must be a fake prophet since He surely doesn't know what is touching Him.
But now the Teacher, our hero, speaks up and truth shouts loud and clear. Jesus reminds the host, in a little story about money, that people who are forgiven the most are the most grateful. And He proceeds to expose this host as inadequate and ungrateful, while the broken woman is full of thankfulness and faith resulting in her salvation and peace.
Truth has triumphed! Good prevails. And the best news is we grateful, forgiven sinners also win. He has given us salvation and peace!
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