Luke 7:40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, teacher,” he said.
I’m tired and grumpy this morning, and my first, very unChristian thought when I read this was, “It must have been exhausting being around Jesus. Everything is a lesson.” But isn’t that life? Everything IS a lesson. You can learn and grow with every thought, every mistake and misstep, every victory.
Luke 7:41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
And the beauty of Jesus is that He knows His children, even us, have brains in our heads. He lets us see what happened. He shares a story or parable to help us understand the lesson. Then He follows up to be sure we were paying attention. (And He doesn’t condemn us when we are tired and grumpy and when we grumble a bit. Thank You, Jesus.)
Luke 7:42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
Precious Savior, Thank You that You are always teaching, always trying to help Your children learn how to do better, be better. Thank You that You communicate in actions and stories and parables and words. Thank You for the many layers there are to Your truth, that as we grow and mature, we can see more, understand more. Thank You. Amen.
Luke 7:43 Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.” “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
Have a blessed day.
I am so thankful that God gives us the room to be exactly who we are – even as we stomp around and splutter a bit. We gently puts His arm around us and reins us in. It is funny that I was doing just that this morning. And as I started down the driveway, He opened my eyes to see how nicely scraped the driveway was and how beautiful the flowers in the field were, etc. Oh, how I wish that I didn’t have to be pulled back to center because I kept seeking without correction. He deserves all the honor and glory I can give… thankfully He loves us through it all.