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Your Past Qualifies You

“Her many sins are forgiven, so she showed great love” (Luke 7:47, NCV).

The Bible says: “One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him…”

When a certain immoral woman…heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume.

Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.

When the Pharisee…saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner”‘ (Luke 7:36-39 NLT)!.

What did Jesus tell this Pharisee? The same thing that he is saying to you today: It’s your past that qualifies you to worship God. ‘I tell you, her sins – and they are many – have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love.

But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love (Luke 7:47 NLT). The depths of sin from which she had been lifted caused her to rise to heights in worship that this Pharisee couldn’t understand.

If there is a worship leader in Scripture, it’s David. Looking back, he writes: ‘I waited patiently for the Lord; and he…heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth – praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord’ (Psalm 40:1-3 NKJV).

So, the word for today is – your past qualifies you as a worshipper!

Remain Blessed and Stay Safe.

By Alfred Nyamekye

About James Quansah

Pastor James Quansah is a prophetic teacher with scribal anointing set in the Church of Jesus to redirect straying Christians to the sound knowledge of Christ. He is the Executive Director of Christ-Conscious Leadership Centre, a ministry committed to educating and training Christians, especially church leaders. With rich academic background in theology, communication and management, Pastor James educates and trains church leaders and workers for effective and impactful ministry. He is also a counselor, author and father. He has over 24 years of experience in ministry and journalism, having worked in the church as deacon and pastor, and in the media as a print journalist.

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