Over the weekend I went to a women's conference, and I think I heard from God, so I want to share that. The teaching was from Luke 7. A woman who was a "sinner" went to Jesus and began weeping and washing His feet with her tears and wiping them with her hair, and kissing them. She also poured fragrant oil from an alabaster flask onto His feet. Cindy, our speaker, pointed out that this oil was expensive, and this woman was pouring onto Jesus' feet her most precious possession. Normally this oil would be given to her future husband as a dowry. So she was really giving Jesus her hopes, dreams, and future.
As I was thinking about what is precious to me that I should give to the Lord, one thing that came to mind was my desire to be esteemed and liked by others. When I worry about what people think of me, I'm putting them on a pedestal, and Jesus is the only one who belongs there. When I visualize Jesus on the pedestal, I can see on His face that He's so pleased with me and happy to be with me. The Bible says this in Zephaniah 3:17 and Psalm 149:4. When I see Jesus' love and acceptance, I forget to worry about what others think. It reminds me of some verses that mean a lot to me: Romans 8:33-34, "Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies, Who is he who condemns?" The next verses go on to say that Jesus is at God's right hand interceding for us, and that nothing can separate us from His love. Throughout my life I have not liked people very much because of fear of rejection. But this understanding of truth helps me to not fear.
May God's truth set us all free from fear.
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