Finding God in the Questions

I never would have imagined that in the midst of teaching my 90 year old uncle about Jesus, I would learn what true humility looks like. Tonight marked the third week of us studying scripture together (see previous post), and I continue to be amazed at God's upside-down Kingdom!

We looked at the passage in Luke 7 where the woman anoints Jesus' feet with expensive perfume, much to the astonishment of the Pharisee, and Jesus takes the opportunity to tell the story about two debtors who could not pay their debt, and how the lender ended up canceling both of their debts, even though one owed more than the other. Jesus then posed the question, "Which of them will love [the lender] more?" To which the Pharisee replied, "...the one who had the bigger debt forgiven."

This led into a time of me being able to explain the Gospel, and actually invite my uncle to enter into a personal relationship with Jesus. I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I found myself surprised when he answered in the affirmative saying that he wanted to invite Jesus to be his personal Lord and savior right then and there!

As my uncle continues to ask real questions, and display a genuine desire to know more about who God is and what a relationship with Him looks like, I am reminded of the true power of what was accomplished on the cross over 2000 years ago. I am reminded that Jesus, and His message of grace in the midst of sin and mess, is attractive. We don't need flashing lights, bells, or whistles, just an honest account of who Jesus is and what He's done in our lives. As my uncle put it tonight, when he realized that all he had to do was acknowledge that he could never repay his debt of sin before God, but that through Jesus' death and resurrection his debt had been graciously canceled, "That's not as complicated as I thought."