Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. Luke 7:47

Sometimes our love for Jesus gets cold. It’s not that we don’t love him in theory, we just go through times when our love isn’t warm.

A woman in Luke 7 came to Jesus humble, thankful, giving, and serving toward Jesus. Her love for him was strong because her sin which was great and right there before her eyes was completely forgiven and washed away.

The pharisee that sat across the table was interested in Jesus, but he didn’t love him. He hadn’t gotten forgiven by Jesus. He didn’t even think he needed Jesus’ forgiveness for his sins.

There lies the difference for us. When we get too close to the world and sin and don’t see the blackness of the sin and immediately ask God for forgiveness, we lose our love for him. We start to love the world and ourselves instead of Christ.

If we keep ourselves constantly aware of our sin and our sinfulness, continually asking Christ’s forgiveness, we’ll see Jesus as he is: incredible, longsuffering, merciful, full of love and grace toward us. When we look closely at that Jesus, it’s difficult not to love him with all our heart.