Christine Caine - All You Need Is Love
Read Luke 7:1-50 The story talks about Jesus, having a meal at Simon the Pharisee. At this point of time, Jesus was highly controversial. The Pharisees were using anyway possible to destroy Him. In the middle of the meal, a prostitute came into the house and poured perfume on Jesus’ feet and broke down in worship. Before we go further with this story, has it ever occurred to you that this prostitute just walked into the house of a religious leader like a walk in the park? The only possible reasons for this chance are: the prostitute has access to the Simon’s house or that she has been to the house before. In verse 44 Jesus said to Simon, “Do you SEE this woman?” Often times we look through people without seeing them. How often do we look at people as idiot drivers, weirdo, or fat instead of seeing them as a human being? Simon looked at her as a sinful woman, Jesus saw her as a broken human being. Through this perspective, Simon missed Jesus because he was too busy j...