"Today's Practical Application"

In Luke 7:36-50 We see how a Pharisee invited Jesus for dinner. A woman of reputation came uninvited to the place where Jesus sat. The Word says that...she stood at His feet weeping; she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil...

The Pharisee who invited Him them made comments about her reputation and the fact that Jesus was letting her touch Him. Jesus answered by saying, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he said, "Teacher, say it."  Jesus then proceeds to tell a story about two debtors being forgiven their debt. and He then asks Simon a question which he answers correctly; "The one whom he forgave more."

Jesus then looks at the woman and compares her actions against Simon's actions since He had entered his house. This is where He gets personal with Simon. This is where the practical application of the story needs to take place in Simon's life. He lets him know that He was a guest in his home and hadn't been treated as such while the woman of reputation had only shown her love and gratitude. She had come with the purpose of blessing Him. We know this because the Word tells us that when she heard where Jesus was she brought the alabaster flask of oil with her. It was her intention to anoint Him with it.  It was her gift to Him to show her gratitude and her love for Him.

While there are a lot of lessons to take from this account the thing that really gave me pause today was His comparison as He was speaking to Simon. "You gave me no water to wash my feet, but she washed my feet with her tears...You gave me no kiss, but she has not ceased to kiss my feet... You did not anoint my head with oil, but this woman has anointed my feet with fragrant oil..." This is where the practical application needs to come, Not just for Simon, but for us as well!

Have we, like Simon, invited Him into our lives and then forgotten to show Him what He means to us?
Have we Blessed, Thanked, Praised, and or Adored Him yet today?