He can heal your scars

“And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.”

Luke 7 : 37- 38

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of a woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”

Are you carrying scars with you this morning ? Are you carrying hurts and a heavy heart ? Is there a part of you that’s been clouded by shame and disgrace ? The Lord is able to heal Your scars and take away all your shame. We serve such an awesome God.

We read in this passage of a woman in a city who was branded to be a sinner. This was a woman who was treated with disrespect and carried shame and disgrace. The moment she knew Jesus was there in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil and washed His feet with her tears and wiped His feet with the hair of her head. Can you imagine the brokenness of this woman ? While people focused on the value of the oil , Christ focused on the value of her tears. To the people around they saw a sinner and one of them thought :If this man was a prophet he would have known what kind of woman is touching Him. In other words they wouldn’t have even let her come publicly anywhere near themselves. To Christ He saw brokenness and said to her “Your sins are forgiven”

Isn’t God awesome !

The people condemned and judged and saw her as a sinner. Jesus on the other hand saw her for who she will be…Forgiven ! When God lifts us up , He really lifts us up ! :-) Lets read Matthew 26:13 , “Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.” In memory of ? Her !! God is so good ! His love is incomprehensible.

Are you struggling ? Is there this secret part of your life that is just shrouded with shame and disgrace ? Come to Jesus … Come to Him with all that you are and give yourself to Him ! The world will always be ready to judge and condemn. Come to Him ! Broken as you are , give yourself into His hands… surrender every part to Him. When He forgives, He forgives ! :-) Only He can lift us up from the miry pits that we have fallen into . Only He can heal every scar .

God Bless