Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 7:41-43

"A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty. When they had not [wherewith] to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most? Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged." — Luke 7:41-43 (ASV)

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

Now, dear friends, I hope that those of us who have had much forgiven are proving, by the warmth of our love, how right this judgment on Simon's part was. If you have had much forgiven, be well to the front in every struggle on behalf of the cause of Christ. Be well to the front also with your gift for Him; bring your alabaster box, and break it for Him.

Do not wait for anyone to ask you, much less to press you, to give to Him who gave His all for you; but, spontaneously, out of the love you bear to Him who has loved you so much as to die for you, prove that you love Him most of all.