Abba's Girl

Hard to believe Palm Sunday is tomorrow. Jesus' triumphal entry, the crowds waving palm branches shouting: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed   is   He who comes in the name of the L ord !’ The King of Israel!” The crowd knew he came in the name of the Lord, they knew he was the King of Israel, but most did not know he was the Messiah, the Holy One of Israel.  My heart's desire is to know Him even more day by day, especially as we enter Holy Week. I do not want to take for granted what He did for me, for us, for everyone who has lived, is living, and will live.  If you are far off from God there is no better time than the present to come near to Him again. He is waiting for you to clasp His hand.  For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Yesterday at Rodeo Houston, a cowboy's horse fell and he was offered the option for a re-ride. His score was 81 which was not enough to advance to the semi-finals so he chose to ride again.  When we are contrite and confess our sin to God, we turn away from it, we get a "re-ride".  I John 1:8-10 reminds of us this: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.    Start today with a clean slate, take your re-ride and confess to God what you need to confess.

Luke 7:36-48 is a familiar passage for many of us. Jesus is dining with a Pharisee when a sinful woman drops by, she brings with her a contrite heart and a costly flask of fragrant oil. She was behind Jesus weeping. She washed his feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair and anointed them with the fragrant oil. The Pharisee was perturbed, to say the least.  NKJV: Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat.    And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that  Jesus  sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil,    and stood at His feet behind  Him  weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped  them  with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed  them  with the fragrant oil.    Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw  this,  ...