There is a famous woman in the Word who came to Yeshua. She wept as she washed His feet with the hair of her head and poured an expensive perfume on His feet. She is known as the "sinner woman". Yeshua accepts her offering and tells her that her sins are forgiven. She broke many Levitical laws by touching this man Yeshua. It is interesting how Yeshua never tells her she has broken a law. Why? Yeshua came to bring something much greater. Grace is much greater than the law. Sin cannot stop GRACE, no matter how hard it tries, GRACE will always win. The law showed us where we had failed, but GRACE forgives, delivers and sets free. GRACE is GREATER! See, this woman was only conscious of Yeshua, and that she needed Him. She was not conscious of the law that said, "a woman should not touch a man in public that was not her husband." Again, this woman was ONLY conscious of Yeshua. Yeshua not only accepted her offering of tears and perfume but He offered forgiveness which she accepted readily. She knew that Yeshua would not DISQUALIFY her.
Today some of us have disqualified ourselves by going back and comparing our lives to the law. Yeshua has never disqualified anyone. Yeshua says, "the person who has been forgiven much, loves much." This means that when we truly grasp hold of the Hand of Grace that has been offered to us, we will LOVE Yeshua much. It will cause intimacy to be born within us, with our King.
Here is the story.
Luke 7
36One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to dine with him, and He went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table.
37And behold, a woman of the town who was [o]an especially wicked sinner, when she learned that He was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment (perfume).
38And standing behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with [her] tears; and she wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed His feet [affectionately] and anointed them with the ointment (perfume).
39Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw it, he said to himself, If this Man were a prophet, He would surely know who and what sort of woman this is who is touching Him--for she is a notorious sinner (a social outcast, devoted to sin).
40And Jesus, replying, said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he answered, Teacher, say it.
41A certain lender of money [at interest] had two debtors: one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42When they had no means of paying, he freely forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?
43Simon answered, The one, I take it, for whom he forgave and cancelled more. And Jesus said to him, You have decided correctly.
44Then turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, Do you see this woman? When I came into your house, you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
45You gave Me no kiss, but she from the moment I came in has not ceased [[p]intermittently] to kiss My feet tenderly and caressingly.
46You did not anoint My head with [q][cheap, ordinary] oil, but she has anointed My feet with [r][costly, rare] perfume.
47Therefore I tell you, her sins, many [as they are], are forgiven her--because she has loved much. But he who is forgiven little loves little.
48And He said to her, Your sins are forgiven!
49Then those who were at table with Him began to say among themselves, Who is this Who even forgives sins?
50But Jesus said to the woman, Your faith has saved you; go (enter) [s]into peace [[t]in freedom from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin]. (Amplified)
Yes, this Yeshua does forgive sins. There is no LIMIT to His GRACE and it is for ALL people.
"There is nothing wrong with God,
There is nothing wrong with His Word,
Now through His blood there is nothing wrong with you."
(Joseph Prince)
Do not make Messiah of no effect in your life. His blood is a free gift. He died for you before you were born. Receive Him today!
Today some of us have disqualified ourselves by going back and comparing our lives to the law. Yeshua has never disqualified anyone. Yeshua says, "the person who has been forgiven much, loves much." This means that when we truly grasp hold of the Hand of Grace that has been offered to us, we will LOVE Yeshua much. It will cause intimacy to be born within us, with our King.
Here is the story.
Luke 7
36One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to dine with him, and He went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table.
37And behold, a woman of the town who was [o]an especially wicked sinner, when she learned that He was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment (perfume).
38And standing behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with [her] tears; and she wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed His feet [affectionately] and anointed them with the ointment (perfume).
39Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw it, he said to himself, If this Man were a prophet, He would surely know who and what sort of woman this is who is touching Him--for she is a notorious sinner (a social outcast, devoted to sin).
40And Jesus, replying, said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he answered, Teacher, say it.
41A certain lender of money [at interest] had two debtors: one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42When they had no means of paying, he freely forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?
43Simon answered, The one, I take it, for whom he forgave and cancelled more. And Jesus said to him, You have decided correctly.
44Then turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, Do you see this woman? When I came into your house, you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
45You gave Me no kiss, but she from the moment I came in has not ceased [[p]intermittently] to kiss My feet tenderly and caressingly.
46You did not anoint My head with [q][cheap, ordinary] oil, but she has anointed My feet with [r][costly, rare] perfume.
47Therefore I tell you, her sins, many [as they are], are forgiven her--because she has loved much. But he who is forgiven little loves little.
48And He said to her, Your sins are forgiven!
49Then those who were at table with Him began to say among themselves, Who is this Who even forgives sins?
50But Jesus said to the woman, Your faith has saved you; go (enter) [s]into peace [[t]in freedom from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin]. (Amplified)
Yes, this Yeshua does forgive sins. There is no LIMIT to His GRACE and it is for ALL people.
"There is nothing wrong with God,
There is nothing wrong with His Word,
Now through His blood there is nothing wrong with you."
(Joseph Prince)
Do not make Messiah of no effect in your life. His blood is a free gift. He died for you before you were born. Receive Him today!
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