MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 9/3/2026
9:22 PM
My
Worship
Time Focus: PT-2 “The Self-Righteous Man”
Bible
Reading &
Meditation Reference: Luke 7:39-50
Message
of the verses: “39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him
saw this, he said to himself, “If this Man were a prophet He would know who and
what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner!”
40 And Jesus responded and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to
you.” And he replied, “Say it, Teacher.” 41 “A moneylender had two debtors: the
one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they were unable to
repay, he canceled the debts of both. So which of them will love him more?” 43
Simon answered and said, “I assume the one for whom he canceled the greater
debt.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.” 44 And turning toward
the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you
gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped
them with her hair. 45 You gave Me no kiss; but she has not stopped kissing My
feet since the time I came in. 46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but she
anointed My feet with perfume. 47 For this reason I say to you, her sins, which
are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but the one who is forgiven
little, loves little.” 48 And He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven.”
49 And then those who were reclining at the table with Him began saying to
themselves, “Who is this Man who even forgives sins?” 50 And He said to the
woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
MacArthur then writes “Continuing to address Simon, the one He sought
to reach, Jesus said, ‘For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are
many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little,
loves little.’ The perfect tense
verb (describing action completed in the past with continuing results in the
present) translated have been forgiven indicates that the woman had
already been forgiven before she came there that day. This was her opportunity to show her
gratitude and love to the one who had graciously forgiven her. Then, addressing the woman, Jesus reaffirmed
that she had already been forgiven (again the verb is in the perfect tense),
saying to her, ‘Your sins have been forgiven.’ Her outpouring of love for the Savior was the
mark of her transformed life.
“The transformation was evident to those
who were reclining at the table with Christ and they began to say to
themselves, ‘Who is this man who even forgives sins?’ That Jesus took it upon Himself to forgive
her sins, instead of saying God had forgiven her, was not lost on them. Christ’s parting words to the woman, ‘Your
faith has saved you; go in peace,’ made it clear that her love and the good
deeds she had done to Him were the result of her salvation, not its cause (Eph.
2:10).”
(Eph. 2:10)
“10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in
them.”
“Salvation
is by faith alone (John 5:24; 6:40; Rom. 3:28; 5:1; Gal. 2:16; 3:24;
Eph. 2:8-9; Phil. 3:9; 2 Tim. 3:15), and produces eternal peace (Acts
10:36; Rom. 15:13; Eph. 2:14; Col. 1:20)”
(John 5:24; 6:40; Rom. 3:28; 5:1; Gal.
2:16; 3:24; Eph. 2:8-9; Phil. 3:9; 2 Tim. 3:15)
“24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my
word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into
judgment, but has passed from death to life.”
“40 For this is the will of my Father, that
everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and
I will raise him up on the last day.’”
“28 For we hold that one is justified by faith
apart from works of the law.”
“1 ¶ Therefore, since we have been justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
“16 yet we know that a person is not justified by
works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in
Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of
the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.”
“24 So then, the law was our guardian until
Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.”
“8 For by grace you have been saved through
faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may
boast.”
“9 ¶ and be found in him, not having a
righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through
faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—”
“15 and how from childhood you have been
acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for
salvation through faith in to make thee wise unto salvation Christ Jesus.”
(Acts 10:36; Rom. 15:13; Eph. 2:14;
Col. 1:20)
36 As for the word that he sent to Israel,
preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),”
“13 ¶ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and
peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in
hope.”
“14 ¶ For he himself is our peace, who has made us
both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility.”
“20 and through him to reconcile to himself all
things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.”
“It is their love for the Lord Jesus Christ that is the
believers’ most powerful witness to the lost world. An ungrateful, loveless Christian undercuts
the testimony of the gospel and such attitudes are incompatible with God’s
gracious forgiveness.”
Spiritual
Meaning for my wife today: I think that this last highlighted paragraph
says it all for me today.
My
Steps of Faith for Today: Living a life that follows the first sentence
of the highlighted section has to be the goal for me.
9/3/2026
9:10 AM
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