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Who Am I?

Tuesday September 11, 2018

Who am I?  Who do I say I am?  Who do others say I am?  Who does God say I am?  What difference does it make what anyone says about who I am?
When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.  A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume.  As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears.  Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.  When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”  (Luke 7:36-39 NIV)

The woman in this story had a bad reputation in the community.  We are told that she lived a sinful life.  How bad is our reputation?  How sinful are we?  How much of the ugliness in our thoughts and actions do others know about?  What would they think if they did know?  The challenge in our life with God in recovery is coming to terms with who we are and what we’ve done, and what it means for us to live before God and others in an honest transparent way.  Are we setting ourselves up for failure?

In the light of her past sinfulness, this woman’s generous action filled with love and gratitude can teach us a lot.  We need to remind ourselves that Jesus is all about forgiveness and new life.  Jesus’ death and resurrection opened the way for us to have relationship with God, and eternal life.  This woman demonstrated her thankfulness and great love for Jesus because she knew, her sins which were many, had all been forgiven.  Today is a good day to come to God with all our baggage and receive the forgiveness God has provided through Jesus.  Nothing is greater than God’s grace to forgive.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.  (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV)



Prayer:  Heavenly Father, You know all about my sinful life and in Your amazing grace offer me forgiveness and a new beginning.  I repent and turn away from my rebellious ways and choose to receive all that You have provided for me through the death and resurrection of Jesus.  Amen

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