Love surpasses Religion (Luke 7:36-50)
Love surpasses Religion (Luke 7:36-50) Simon, the Pharisees had welcomed Jesus in his house. After all, it made him look great in the eyes of his peers and his disciples. A woman of poor reputation, probably an adulteress or prostitute came in the house. (God often uses ‘sinners’ to test religion’s authenticity and this situation is no exception). This woman opened her heart to Jesus and poured all the love she had for him. It was worship at its highest degree. She knew who Jesus was and she didn’t care about her own reputation anymore. She had none left. She had probably spent all her love on men to no avail. Now she fell empty of self at Jesus’s feet with the most expensive perfume she could find. She had made lots of her money through prostitution and now she was not willing to use it on herself but on Jesus the only one who could save her soul. What are you using your money on? What was this Pharisee using his money for? But she was using her money to exalt Jesus.