08 31 14 Luke 8.22-26 This passage is about a woman who was purported to have a reputation around town. It’s also a story about a Pharisee and how Jesus has an encounter with both of them. One was overwhelmed with emotion for the change that had occurred in her life. The Pharisee could not rejoice in the transformation of another but only had accusations. We each have a reputation. We each have a debt of sin. Some may think their debt is less than others, but the fact of the matter is that God sees us all with the same sin debt. Jesus came to seek and save by forgiving that debt for those who by faith receive Him as Savior. Are you like the woman or the Pharisee. It doesn’t matter how others see you. What matters is how God sees you – forgiven or not.