Parable Of The Two Debtors
Jesus was invited to dine at the home of a Pharisee, Simon. While there, a woman came to him weeping, and with her tears she washed his feet, kissing them and anointing them with an alabaster jar of ointment. Simon, judging Jesus in his heart, thought to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.” Jesus knew this man’s thoughts and responded to him with a parable.
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Luke 7:41-42
Simon answered him correctly, saying, “I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most.” Then Jesus said he had judged right, and then corrected him by telling him all the woman had done for him, but he had offered him nothing to clean his feet, nor had he anointed him with oil. Jesus then forgave the woman and told her to sin no more.
When we finally come to realize the amount of debt we owe to Jesus, it is when we are humbled and honor him, the One who has forgiven us the most. God is so good to us; show him your love by surrendering yourself and accepting His mercy, as the woman with the alabaster jar did.
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