Luke 7:36-50
....the woman with a past who wept at the feet of Jesus with such adoration and love.. the woman who knew where she had come from, tried everything the world had to offer, and was left exhausted by everything she had for so long chased after...the woman who then finally met and fell in love with her Savior, the One who truly free'd her from it all.
i'm taken back to the familiar feeling of being so tired of everything i tried clinging to letting me down and not filling the deep need of my heart.. to the point of frustration and disgust with myself- that i was done.. falling to the feet of Jesus and surrendering it all. i relate to this woman so much.. when i read her story, i easily picture myself. being that woman with a past, and knowing the depth of my bondage and all the struggles within myself, brought me to Jesus... and with one touch from Him, i was forever changed. my life of guilt, shame and sin was completely forgiven and washed clean when i met Him. this Man that i had heard of since i was a child but could never understand.. until i desired to know Him, and when i searched, i found Him. the power of knowing the fullness of Him, His love for me and experiencing His presence fully engaged to every part of me- knowing me to my core- and still loving and wanting me. this man, Jesus, who lived a completely perfect, blameless walk, died a death so brutal... all for me, because He loves me and longs for my freedom. when i was so disobedient, chasing after things of this world and my own desires-- He lived obediently, even to the point of death, so i (we) could be free and once again with our Father..so that Nothing could seperate us from His love. a love like this i've never known.
i was once bound to a self destructive lifestyle, trapped and enslaved to the hurt within myself and now, i walk in freedom bc of the love of my Jesus. much love and passion flows from this heart that knows Him. i now live my life, in complete surrender, passionately in love with the One who saved me.
".....she who has been forgiven of much, will love much." Luke 7:47
