Who loves Him more? The one who He has forgiven more!!! Jesus paid the price we could not pay.
Romans 8:32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV) "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. ' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
God will be your strength when you are weak.
Physical strength has value, but our Scripture today gives us a different perspective: It is in our weakness that we experience God's strength sustaining us and we learn to depend on Him.
Especially in these moments when we feel completely helpless, God's grace will give us the strength to make it through every trial we face (Philippians 4:13; Isaiah 40:29).
Help us remember that You alone are the source of our strength. Your grace is sufficient. Your power is made perfect in our weakness. In Jesus' name, amen.
We can approach God with our honest questions and agonizing pains, knowing He loves us and cares deeply for us (Philippians 4:6; Romans 8:35-38; Ephesians 3:17-19). He may not always answer our prayers in the way we want, but He promises His grace is sufficient and His power is perfect to help us through any circumstance (2 Corinthians 12:9). First 5
We all need a time and a place that allows us—gives us permission—to pause and to embrace the gift—to befriend our own heart.
One. It doesn’t hurt to pause. Let yourself be still. Breathe.
Two. Who are your people? Reach out to them. Encourage, listen, laugh and celebrate.
Three. Savor beauty. In moments and snippets. When life is precarious, the world is astonishingly and exquisitely beautiful.
Four. Find ways to be grateful.
Five. Any crisis reminds us of the truly vulnerable. To be human is to care for one another with empathy and kindness. Sabbath Moments
Luke 7:40-43
And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” So he said, “Teacher, say it.” 41 “There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” The New King James Version
In Matthew’s account, this refers to Simon the Leper, a Pharisee who might have been cured of leprosy by Jesus.
The denarius was the usual daily wage for a laborer. A debt of 500 denarii was seemingly insurmountable.
Rather than making the point Himself, Jesus prompts Simon to give an answer that condemns his own attitude. Jesus uses this same tactic with the parable of the good Samaritan. The parable reflects the scene. The woman, who appeared to be in great need of forgiveness, expresses her love and appreciation more than the Pharisee, who likely thought that he needed little or no forgiveness. Faithlife Study Bible
Jesus’ reply indicates that He knew the reputation of the woman, but was more interested in what the woman could become through the grace of God. Jesus often compared sin to a monetary debt. A denarius was a day’s wage for a basic laborer, so five hundred denarii was approximately the wages of one and a half years.
Jesus’ point is that the amount of love showered on the Savior will be in direct proportion with one’s sense of the gravity of the sins that the Savior has forgiven. The woman knew she had been forgiven much, and as a result she would love much. The NKJV Study Bible
Christ, by a parable, forced Simon to acknowledge that the greater sinner this woman had been, the greater love she ought to show to Him when her sins were pardoned. Learn here, that sin is a debt; and all are sinners, are debtors to Almighty God. Some sinners are greater debtors; but whether our debt be more or less, it is more than we are able to pay. God is ready to forgive; and his Son having purchased pardon for those who believe in him, his gospel promises it to them, and his Spirit seals it to repenting sinners, and gives them the comfort. Let us keep far from the proud spirit of the Pharisee, simply depending upon and rejoicing in Christ alone, and so be prepared to obey him more zealously, and more strongly to recommend him unto all around us. The more we express our sorrow for sin, and our love to Christ, the clearer evidence we have of the forgiveness of our sins. What a wonderful change does grace make upon a sinner’s heart and life, as well as upon his state before God, by the full remission of all his sins through faith in the Lord Jesus! Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Matthew 18:28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
Matthew 18:25 But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.
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