Luke 7:48
“Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
I love the quote that says we tend to look at others through a magnifying glass while looking at ourselves through rose colored glasses. When I read about Simon I immediately felt indignant at how he looked upon the woman at the feet of Jesus. I thought, “Typical Pharisee. Can’t see his own sins through his sanctimonious forest of the sins of others.” Right then and there, God laid a conviction on my heart. It turns out, Simon wasn’t so different from myself. The Lord revealed to me that all of this time, I have been looking at others through the self righteous eyes of Simon. Before if anyone had asked, I would have said that I had forgiven others for hurts of the past. And it’s true, that many times I have prayed for a heart that is free of bitterness and anger. But after some serious soul searching, I realized that although my lips said forgiveness, my heart did not. We all need to take stock of our heart attitudes and makes sure we are offering the forgiveness that the Lord so generously offers to us.
