Wed., 2/21/18 Devotion (Lk. 7:48)

Today's encouragement comes from Luke 7:48, where we read these words:

"Then He [Jesus] said to her, 'Your sins are forgiven.' "

There are no more blessed words spoken to the soul, by Christ, than these (above). This woman's life would never be the same again. She would never have the wrath of God abiding over her ever again; and her love for and de-votion to the Lord would always be driven—not by works and fear—but by this stupendously-wonderful fact (that she had been completely forgiven of all her sins).

This woman would continue to sin every day for the rest of her life on earth; but she would never look on her sins in the same way. Instead of relishing and cherishing them, she would disdain them and repent of them—out of her unfeigned love for God in and through Jesus Christ.

[Puritan quote of the day: "According to the measure of your faith, so will the measure of your love be.” —Thomas Vincent, in, "The True Christian's Love to the Unseen Christ"]