If you missed yesterday’s post, I discussed the passion of the prostituete who wept at Jesus’ feet in Luke 7. So often instead of showing the gratitude this woman showed, we become religious and indifferent. Instead of showing compassion, we can quickly turn to judgment.
I was recently asked a question in church that caused me to put down my free coffee, sit up in my comfortable theatre-style seat and swallow the conviction that was being served.
What if we got a sin statement every month just like a bank statement?
Wow! What if every month I received my sin statement in the mail, listing my sins for the previous month only, and the balance that I owed? Instead of looking at my own sin statement, I can easily find myself skimming over others’ statements.
Look what she did last month. I can’t even believe he went there. She said that? 
We don’t get a sin statement in the mail and we never will. Why? Because Jesus Christ paid our debts. He gave everything so that we owe nothing.Do you get how powerful that truly is? Some days I don’t grasp it because I’m too busy, like Simon, worrying about the prostitute wasting time.
But again, Jesus put Simon in his place. He didn’t offer water to wash Jesus’s feet. He didn’t greet Jesus with a kiss. He didn’t anoint Jesus’ head. But this lost woman, desperate for something more than she had, risked everything to encounter the one she knew could save her.
Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven…. Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
I’m thinking my sin statement would look something like this:

• You murdered someone with your words – guilty
• You coveted another man’s things – guilty
• You lied – guilty
• You had bitterness in your heart – guilty
• Unclean words came from your mouth – guilty

You get the idea…
Am I standing at the feet of Jesus truly grateful that I don’t have to stare at this statement every month, or do I just keep going in the daily routines of life, with the entitlement that Jesus takes care of it all?
What can we learn from this woman? Comment below…
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