10/11/2026
YOUR TEARS ARE YOUR WORSHIP - Luke 7:38
Look at this woman.
She entered a room where no one wanted her.
Pharisees were there - holy, clean, judging.
She was known in the town as "the sinful woman."
She had no invitation, but she had an alabaster jar.
It was expensive - probably her whole savings. The price of her shame.
And she broke it at Jesus' feet.
The Bible says:
"And as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them." - Luke 7:38
WHAT CAN WE LEARN?
1. COME AS YOU ARE
She didn't wait to be clean. She came dirty, broken, weeping. Jesus never told her to clean up first. Come to Him in your brokenness.
2. YOUR WORSHIP COSTS SOMETHING
That jar was costly. True worship will cost you your pride, your comfort, your past. But it touches Jesus.
3. PEOPLE WILL JUDGE, BUT JESUS WILL DEFEND YOU
The Pharisee said, "If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him."
But Jesus defended her and said, "Her sins, which are many, are forgiven."
Today, stop listening to people who remind you of your past. Jesus has already forgiven you.
Lay your alabaster jar at His feet. Your tears, your pain, your broken heart - that is your worship.
He is not disgusted by your tears. He collects them.
PRAYER:
Lord, I come to Your feet today like this woman. Forgive me, cleanse me, restore me. Let my brokenness become my worship. Amen.
