Kissing the feet of Jesus
Luke’s gospel records this
“Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." "Tell me, teacher," he said.
"Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he cancelled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"
Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt cancelled." "You have judged correctly," Jesus said.
Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet.
You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet.
Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little."
Then Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." Luke 7:40-48.
Here in North America the church talks a lot about forgiveness of sin. Many people come to church pray “the sinners prayer”. A prayer that is not in the bible. A prayer that is suppose to give assurance to the one who prays it that they will get to heaven, IF they truly mean it.
Sadly however as the late evangelist Leonard Ravenhill has said,
“The sinners prayer has sent more people to hell than all the bars in America.” Leonard Ravenhill.
The sinners prayer sadly while useful at times. Can and does give a false sense of security. When we come to Christ, we need to be like the woman who washed and kissed Jesus’ feet.
We need to realize how much He truly did for us. So much so that we worship Him and thank Him by literally will kissing His feet.
Is this the kind of Love you show toward Jesus?
Are you willing to kiss the feet of Jesus?
Please think about it.
