The intro and first 1/2
of the initial Scripture reading were inadvertently not taped, the message
proceeds as usual from that point...Do you appreciate what you have? Most people tend to do so only when they've
had a taste of what it is like to do without.
In this passage from Luke, Jesus explains through a parable of two
debtors that forgiveness from God is treated the same way by us. Those of us who know how much we have been
forgiven, because we realize the depth of our sins, have much to be grateful
for, but those who consider themselves to be only minor sinners can be tempted
to view the forgiveness they receive with scant appreciation, and perhaps even
look upon those forgiven great amounts with scorn. The woman of ill repute, who crashes the party
of his host the well regarded Pharisee Simon, turns out to be the own approved
of in the sight of God because she recognizes her sin, has sought the
forgiveness of God, and has found it by faith.
Faith is always the answer, whether our sins be a hill or a mountain it
doesn’t matter, our only hope to escape their cost is the death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ on our behalf.
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