The Uninvited
Luke 7:36-50 Extravagant Worship
A woman came to a dinner she was not invited to. She performed all the customs a host should have, but to a degree never before seen. Washing feet with tears and hair. Anointing his head and feet with perfume worth a year’s wage. Kissing not his cheek but his feet over and over.
She bowed at his feet. Her heart physically rose above her head to symbolize something much deeper. The depth and intensity of her love conquered the thoughts in her head of social graces. And there were many she was breaking, the least of which was entering a house she was not invited into due to her occupation. A prostitute.
How many tears does one have to cry to be able to wash dirt off of sandaled feet that have walked miles in the dust and mud?
How dirty does hair get when wiping tear-made mud from now salty feet?
How lowly you must think yourself to place your lips on the lowest part of the one you love.
She did.
As I was reading this story I asked myself, do I worship God like this?
Do I express the depth of my emotions with such open vulnerability like she does?
Do I exchange what I am most proud of for what He calls me to be?
Do I cherish His children even when society tells me they have no value?
Am I bold enough to go against all that I have been taught to sit and extravagantly worship at the feet of Jesus?
Not yet. But I will be.
“She has been forgiven of all her many sins. This is why she has shown me such extravagant love. But those who assume they have very little to be forgiven will love me very little.””
Luke 7:47 TPT
