Good Morning!
It’s time to lose your religion. Not your faith - your religion. The attitudes, assumptions, and quiet prejudices we carry in the name of God have pushed more people away from Christ than the devil ever has.
Religion without compassion becomes a wall. But Jesus came to tear walls down.
Luke 7:36–50 gives us a front‑row seat to this truth. Simon the Pharisee invited Jesus to dinner, not out of honor, but out of curiosity and quiet superiority. He looked at the sinful woman who entered his home and saw her past. Jesus looked at her and saw her potential. Simon saw her reputation. Jesus saw her repentance. Simon saw a problem. Jesus saw a daughter.
And here’s the part we often skip:
Simon didn’t think he needed much forgiveness.
That’s why he didn’t show much love.
The woman knew exactly who she had been. She knew the weight of her sin. She knew the depth of her shame. And because she understood how much she had been forgiven, her love overflowed. Her tears washed Jesus’ feet. Her hair dried them. Her worship filled the room Simon thought he controlled.
Jesus wasn’t comparing sins, He was exposing hearts.
Many of us have become modern-day Simons. We judge people by their mistakes, their appearance, their lifestyle, their past. We decide who is “worthy” of grace. And in doing so, we lose souls that could have been won.
But Jesus is calling us back to compassion.
Back to humility.
Back to remembering where He found us.
Your past wasn’t spotless. Someone prayed for you, welcomed you, believed in you, and loved you into the kingdom. Now it’s your turn.
Lose your religion.
Keep your Savior.
And let love lead someone home today.
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