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Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to Your Nightly Scripture, a Calming

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Speaker 1: Scripture Center devotional podcast designed to help you end each

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Speaker 1: day with God's Word in your mind and on your heart.

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Speaker 1: Right after this short word from our sponsors, we'll reflect

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Speaker 1: on tonight's scripture and Luke chapter 7. Tonight's scripture reflection

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Speaker 1: is written by a Brit Mooney and read by Carrie Eichberger.

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Speaker 1: Luke chapter 7. Now when he concluded all his sayings

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Speaker 1: in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. And

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Speaker 1: a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was

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Speaker 1: sick and ready to die. So when he heard about Jesus,

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Speaker 1: he sent elders of the Jews to him, pleading with

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Speaker 1: him to come and heal his servant. And when they

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Speaker 1: came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying that the

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Speaker 1: one for whom he should do this was deserving, for

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Speaker 1: he loves our nation and has built us a synagogue.

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Speaker 1: Then Jesus went with them. And when he was already

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Speaker 1: not far from the house, The centurion sent his friends

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Speaker 1: to him, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble yourself,

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Speaker 1: for I am not worthy that you should enter under

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Speaker 1: my roof. Therefore, I did not even think myself worthy

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Speaker 1: to come to you. But say the word, and my

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Speaker 1: servant will be healed. For I also am a man

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Speaker 1: placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say

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Speaker 1: to one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come,

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Speaker 1: and he comes, and to my servant, Do this, and

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Speaker 1: he does it. When Jesus heard these things, he marveled

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Speaker 1: at him, and turned around and said to the crowd

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Speaker 1: that followed him, I say to you, I have not

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Speaker 1: found such great faith, not even in Israel. And those

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Speaker 1: who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant

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Speaker 1: well who had been sick. Now it happened the day after,

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Speaker 1: that he went into a city called Nain, and many

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Speaker 1: of his disciples went with him, and a large crowd.

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Speaker 1: And when he came near the gate of the city, behold,

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Speaker 1: A dead man was being carried out, the only son

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Speaker 1: of his mother, and she was a widow. And a

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Speaker 1: large crowd from the city was with her. When the

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Speaker 1: Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said

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Speaker 1: to her, Do not weep. Then he came and touched

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Speaker 1: the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still.

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Speaker 1: And he said, Young man, I say to you, arise.

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Speaker 1: So he who was dead sat up and began to speak,

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Speaker 1: and he presented him to his mother. Then fear came

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Speaker 1: upon all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet

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Speaker 1: has risen up among us, and God has visited his people.

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Speaker 1: And this report about him went throughout all Judea and

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Speaker 1: all the surrounding region. Then the disciples of John reported

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Speaker 1: to him concerning all these things. And John, calling two

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Speaker 1: of his disciples to him, sent them to Jesus, saying,

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Speaker 1: Are you the coming one, or do we look for another?

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Speaker 1: When the men had come to him, they said, John

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Speaker 1: the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you

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Speaker 1: the coming one, or do we look for another? And

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Speaker 1: that very hour he cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and

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Speaker 1: evil spirits, and to many blind he gave sight. Jesus

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Speaker 1: answered and said to them, Go and tell John the

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Speaker 1: things you have seen and heard, that the blind see,

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Speaker 1: the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear,

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Speaker 1: the dead are raised. The poor have the gospel preached

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Speaker 1: to them, and blessed is he who is not offended

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Speaker 1: because of me. When the messengers of John had departed,

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Speaker 1: they began to speak to the multitudes concerning John. What

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Speaker 1: did you go out to the wilderness to see? A

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Speaker 1: reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go

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Speaker 1: out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed,

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Speaker 1: those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are

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Speaker 1: in king's courts. But what did you go out to see?

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Speaker 2: A prophet?

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Speaker 1: Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

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Speaker 1: This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I

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Speaker 1: send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your

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Speaker 1: way before you. For I say to you, among those

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Speaker 1: born of women, there is not a greater prophet than

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Speaker 1: John the Baptist, but he who is least in the

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Speaker 1: kingdom of God is greater than he. And when all

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Speaker 1: the people heard him, even the tax collectors justified God.

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Speaker 1: having been baptized with the baptism of John. But the

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Speaker 1: Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves,

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Speaker 1: not having been baptized by him. And the Lord said,

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Speaker 1: To what then shall I liken the men of this generation?

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Speaker 1: And what are they like? They are like children sitting

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Speaker 1: in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying, We

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Speaker 1: played the flute for you, and you did not dance.

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Speaker 1: We mourned to you, and you did not weep. For

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Speaker 1: John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine,

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Speaker 1: and you say, He has a demon. The Son of

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Speaker 1: Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, Look,

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Speaker 1: a glutton and winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.

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Speaker 1: But wisdom is justified by all her children. Then one

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Speaker 1: of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. And

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Speaker 1: he went to the Pharisee's house and sat down to eat.

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Speaker 1: And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner,

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Speaker 1: When she knew that Jesus sat at the table in

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Speaker 1: the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil,

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Speaker 1: and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and she

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Speaker 1: began to wash his feet with her tears, and wiped

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Speaker 1: them with the hair of her head, and she kissed

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Speaker 1: his feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. Now

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Speaker 1: when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he

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Speaker 1: spoke to himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet,

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Speaker 1: would know who and what manner of woman this is

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Speaker 1: and who is touching him, for she is a sinner.

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Speaker 1: And Jesus answered and said to him, Simon, I have

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Speaker 1: something to say to you. So he said, Teacher, say it.

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Speaker 1: There was a certain creditor who had two debtors, one

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Speaker 1: owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty, and when

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Speaker 1: they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave

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Speaker 1: them both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love

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Speaker 1: him more, Simon answered and said, I suppose the one

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Speaker 1: whom you forgave more. And he said to him, You

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Speaker 1: have rightly judged. Then he turned to the woman and

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Speaker 1: said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered

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Speaker 1: your house. You gave me no water for my feet,

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Speaker 1: but she has washed my feet with her tears and

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Speaker 1: wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave

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Speaker 1: me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to

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Speaker 1: kiss my feet since the time I came in. You

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Speaker 1: did not anoint my head with oil, but this woman

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Speaker 1: has anointed my feet with fragrant oil. Therefore I say

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Speaker 1: to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for

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Speaker 1: she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the

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Speaker 1: same loves little. Then he said to her, Your sins

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Speaker 1: are forgiven. And those who sat at the table with

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Speaker 1: him began to say to themselves, Who is this who

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Speaker 1: even forgives sins? Then he said to the woman, Your

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Speaker 1: faith has saved you. Go in peace. Under promise and

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Speaker 1: over deliver, the old marketing principle goes. If you want

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Speaker 1: to make super fans of your brand or your product,

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Speaker 1: you over deliver. You give extra value. Then people come

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Speaker 1: back willingly and tell others about you. While this is

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Speaker 1: shallow consumerism, the human principle holds. If we receive far

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Speaker 1: more value than we thought, it amazes us. In Luke 7,

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Speaker 1: Jesus visited a religious ruler's house for dinner at the

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Speaker 1: leader's invitation. A woman interrupted the dinner weeping. She bowed

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Speaker 1: before Jesus, washing his feet with her tears and wiping

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Speaker 1: with her hair, her glory according to Jewish culture. But

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Speaker 1: she had a loose reputation. When the Jews' heart turned

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Speaker 1: critical of her, Jesus told them a story. Two men

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Speaker 1: had debt, one exponentially more than the other. Their master

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Speaker 1: forgave both fully. Which one loved their master more? Obviously,

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Speaker 1: the one whose debt was greater. Part of loving Jesus

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Speaker 1: more includes better realizing our great debt, one so large

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Speaker 1: we could never repay. Such an eternal debt requires eternal consequences.

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Speaker 1: He freely forgives our sin by His sacrifice. at His

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Speaker 1: cost and our benefit. The Jewish leaders didn't honor Jesus

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Speaker 1: or love Him because they didn't understand His ability to

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Speaker 1: forgive sin, an act no one else can do for us.

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Speaker 1: We must realize our great sin debt and His great

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Speaker 1: love for us and forgiveness. The more we understand this reality,

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Speaker 1: the deeper we love Christ. Heavenly Father, Amen.

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Speaker 3: Amen.

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Speaker 2: Amen. Let thankfulness influence my worship, joy, obedience, and generosity,

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Speaker 2: and relationships.

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Speaker 1: Forgive me when I judge others while forgetting how much

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Speaker 1: you forgave me. Help me to never lose the wonder

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Speaker 1: of the gospel. You have given me far more grace, mercy,

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Speaker 1: and love than I could ever deserve. In Jesus' name, amen.

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