What Jesus Did! 'What Are You Showing?' — Luke 7:44-47

Sunday, May 7, 2023

Then [Jesus] turned to the woman and said to Simon, "Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn't offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You didn't greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume.

"I tell you, her sins — and they are many — have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love."

— Luke 7:44-47 NLT

Key Thought

What are you showing the Lord about your recognition of what he has done for you? Is it merely what is required or expected by religious convention? Is it less than that? Or is it extravagant and heartfelt? Jesus used this event in his ministry to teach us that our daily displays of thanksgiving and joy reveal our recognition of how much God has forgiven us!

Today's Prayer

Father, thank you! Thank you a million times over! May my words of praise, my gifts of thanksgiving, and my life of service be the beginning of thanks to you - thanks which I anticipate giving to you in a perfect way and in a perfect place when I stand before you face-to-face and share in the joy of my coming home. In Jesus' name, and by his gift of grace, I pray. Amen.

Related Scripture Readings

Have thoughts on this devotional? Leave a comment

3 Related Resources by Heartlight

Love is Always Demonstrated
Devo: A Year with Jesus
"Dear Disciple, I made people nervous during My ministry by including women. I served them, ministered to them, and included them in My ministry while..."
Your Sins Are Forgiven
Article by Bill Brant
Only God can forgive Jesus did a lot of miracles in the course of two days, things that man could do only with God's help. In fact, some of the Old Testament prophets did similar things, with God's help. It is at the end of the chapter, that he does something only God can
Choosing to Be the 1!
Article by Phil Ware
In a world seeking to get and acquire, do we pause to give thanks for all we have? Phil Ware uses the parable of the 10 lepers to remind us that we want to be the 1 who returns to give thanks even though we live in a world where most people are not very thankful!

Illustration

Illustration of Luke 7:44-47 NLT — "Look at this woman kneeling here."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Sunday, May 7, 2023

Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'Christ in Us, Hope of Glory' (Co. 1:24-27)
"Dear Father, Help us have the attitude of Paul, who could rejoice in suffering for the sake of your body, the church, seeing his own suffering as an...."
Spiritual Warfare
A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
'Focus on Good Things and Find the God of Peace'
"And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable...."
A Year with Jesus
A devotional to help reclaim Jesus as the daily Lord of our lives.
'Finding Your Purpose'
"Dear Follower, I know you sometimes wonder what your life's purpose is and what My plan is for your future. I have spoken to you through the..."
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Isaiah 54:12
"The church is most instructively symbolized by a building erected by heavenly power, and designed by divine skill. Such a spiritual house must not be...."

About This Devotional

What Jesus Did! is a series of one-year devotional guides through each gospel, using one short scripture passage each day and following the Gospel in sequential order. Each devotional consists of a scripture passage and a reflection and a prayer which open up the day's scripture and show how it challenges you to live for Jesus.

What Jesus Did! is written by Phil Ware and is available in book form.

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

More What Jesus Did!