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Damaged Goods
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Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, 'This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.' Jesus answered him, 'Simon, I have something to tell you.' He said, 'Teacher, say on.' 'A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they couldn't pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?' Simon answered, 'He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.' He said to him, 'You have judged correctly.' Luke 7:39 WEB
The woman wept at the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair, while the religious man looked on in pure disdain. He was shocked that Jesus would allow such a person to touch even His feet. "Touch me not" was a big thing to religious people at the time. Those that were sinners, unclean or diseased were put out of the social circle. Yet Jesus touched them, and allowed them to touch Him.
While the Pharisee pondered these things silently in his mind, Jesus told him the parable about two people that owed a certain money lender, one five hundred and the other fifty. Neither could pay it, so he forgave them both their debt. Then Jesus asked, which of them would love him more? The one who had the greater debt forgiven was the answer.
Then Jesus went on to tell the religious man that this lost person that had strayed from the path of virtue, loved God more than he ever did. Wow! That is a stark comparison of the warm heart of God towards the lost sinner, and the coldness of a religious actor towards the same person.
We often go by His name, but we do not carry His loving nature. God loves sinners and welcomes them with open arms. Do not let organized religion turn you away from getting to know Him yourself. Also, do not let the things that you have been through make you feel unworthy of His love.
God can handle damaged goods. He was there when the damage took place, and you will never know how much He loves you until you surrender your heart to Him and let Him heal it. He can put your life back together again, where the others have only broken it.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, please bring healing to my life. Heal my emotions, balance my mood swings, make me stable in You. Repair the damage Lord, I look to You for help. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
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Amen! My testimony! And the song "Alabaster Box" (which describes this very thing) is my personal anthem. Praise God for loving me in spite of... Praise God for rescuing me and continually healing me - the black sheep, the family's damaged goods. Hallelujah!!!!!!!!
I love the pure heart of giving and brokenness to life in Christ in that song! Hallelujah, indeed! Praise God!
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Some of us are way more bruised and broken than others. We may have some terrible memories of our past. We may have been backslidden for many years. We may have fallen very far and failed very much. Yet He never left us, He never forsook us. He just waited patiently for us to come back weeping at His feet. He accepted us and welcomed us back into His flock. Now we must stop looking behind us and remembering our past, or we will never move forward. It is finished. He paid it all. We are forgiven much so we should love Him much. There is nothing about us that caught Him by surprise. He knowing all things, knew that we would stray and He knew that we would return. He has plans for our lives and He will use the weaknesses in ours to serve His purpose. We can bear witness that He will never let anything snatch us out of His hand. We can give hope to the backslidder as we give them comfort.
2 Corinthians 1:44 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
Thank you for sharing your heart. I need to let go of the past myself. I need to have the comfort of the Lord and to give it! God bless you!
God bless you Karen!
Thank you for you always give us a good reflection. For the comfort we receive from our LORD GOD we comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from GOD. Love this.
God bless you my brother!
Thank you for this reminder sister, blessings to you
We are so blessed that Our Father in Heaven always forgives us and loves us so deeply and with such great compassion. I Love You Father and pray that I am worthy to kneel before you and Jesus on that last day!! Amen!!
Yes, Lord,amen!
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Thank you, Pastor Dion. Well said. I've been broken and healed much yet still need to balance and rely on the Lord for strength and further healing. I pray also for a heart of compassion toward those who are broken themselves and that Jesus would fill me with love and take away my fears! God bless you, Pastor Dion!
God can handle damaged goods. He was there when the damage took place, and you will never know how much He loves you until you surrender your heart to Him and let Him heal it. He can put your life back together again, where the others have only broken it.
So much to think on and pray about.
Amen! Thank you Pastor.
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Thank you, Pastor Dion, for this great message today!
Heal those broken parts in my heart Lord that only you can heal. You alone Lord will always be there to pick up the pieces when we surrender them to you.You know all the brokenness within me and have healed much, and as you renew our minds daily renew our hearts daily as well with your healing power. You're so gracious and so loving Lord make us stable in you always. Amen♡
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Amen! So love the renewing of the mind!!! I long to feel the love and graciousness of the Lord to grow and magnify Him with the life I live!
This fits me so much.... thank you for this!
Thank you, Lord, for loving me and healing my heart.
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Amen! Thank you Pastor Dion for todays devotion. :-) Father please bring healing to my and all that's in this prayer above. I claim this prayer over me.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, please bring healing to my life. Heal my emotions, balance my mood swings, make me stable in You. Repair the damage Lord, I look to You for help. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen!
Amen thank you for your kind words pastor!
Amen! I know that God meant this just for me
Amen. Praise God! Thanks Pastor Todd! Heavenly Father, please bring healing to my life. Heal my emotions, balance my heart swings, make me stable in You. Repair the damage Lord, I look to You for help. In the Name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
Amen. Heavenly Father.please help with my times of just wanting to remain silent,for a peaceful life.Give the right words to speak,in situations I do not always know how to handle.Let your will be done.In The name of Jesus Christ I Pray. Thank you Pastor for sharing this Devotion.
Heavenly Father, I pray that you forgive me of all my sins ans.d sin to come in the future. I pray for Cast that she get her life turned back around for the greater good of all her family and that that she doesn't have anymore..
Lord in my own prayer prayer. Thank you for puting it on facebook that I need alot of prayer right now and I do along with our entiiree family, I'm not eve"ln sure I'm posting this in the LT place, so point me in Zthe tmrulight direction of this is wrong
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My heart goes to those religious ones not knowing this is God's son. I hope they did before the died. As for organized religion ...it's a lot to do in their hearts....Bless them Lord!
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