She cried as she thought of her situation. The tears were the kind that simply spill from one's eyes as they rapidly pool and overflow. Her hurt was deep and her memories pained. It was there though, in that moment that He touched her heart. As she wept, her eyes refocused from the ground to meet the compassion of Jesus' eyes as he gently lifted her chin. She felt his love reach deep within her and touch her heart in a way no other had ever touched her; The tears transformed to soft running tears that released pain and cleansed her heart!
This is how I envision the story of the woman at Jesus' feet (Luke 7:36-50). Her past haunted her; her sins were many and great; Her current situation felt hopeless. She had been used and hurt by those in her life, yet Jesus saw beyond the visible. He saw deep within her heart, and as he looked within her, eternity overshadowed the current state of her life.
I sat down to blog this morning with something else completely on my mind. But as I opened the site, God reminded me of this story. It's one of my favorite, and I am usually reminded of it when I am hurting. But today it's not for me. I know that a reader needs to be reminded of His love and compassion. This is for you! Jesus loves you so much; He longs to transform your tears of pain to tears of cleaning and peace. I urge you today to just take a moment and cry it out! Sit at His feet, let your tears flow and find His healing. Whatever you are dealing with He longs to take it from you and use it for his glory.
“For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NASB).
Lord, this life causes pain. Our own sins and the sins of others inflicted upon us bring us to our knees today. We confess that we have strayed from your laws. We offer you our hurts which others have inflicted upon us and ask for your healing touch. Lord, we thank you for meeting us today at our deepest need. Take our eyes off our situation and help us focus on the beauty of eternity found in you.
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