"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE FOR THOSE WHO KNOW THEY NEED GOD"
Mark
2:17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no
need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the
righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
Some explanatory thoughts and application:
1. Jesus was eating dinner with a bunch of the worst of the worst, i.e some corrupt tax collectors and other sinners.
2. In that culture when you ate with someone, it was a sign of unity, you were expressing your sense of togetherness with them.
3.
The scribes, ( religious lawyers of the day ) could not understand how
Jesus could have anything to do with sinners, much less eat with them,
given the significance of what a meal together meant.
4. So, here's
what Jesus said to them. Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them,
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are
sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
5.
In essence, Jesus was saying that well people don't need a doctor, but
sick people do. But, look closely if you will at the verse above, and
notice the last part of the verse. Jesus came to call sinners to
repentance. What does this mean. Well, first of all, Jesus did not hide
the fact that people are sinners. A sinner is someone who has broken
God's law. We all have sinned the Bible says. Also, Jesus is calling
sinners to repentance, which means to change your mind, and turn away
from your sin and turn to God.
6. Here's how a person can find the God they know they need in their lives.
(1) Realize or admit that you are a sinner. Ro 3:23* for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
(2)
Recognize that God loves You. Ro 5:8* But God demonstrates His own love
toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
(3)
Repent of your sins. Ac 3:19 “Repent therefore and be converted, that
your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from
the presence of the Lord,
(4) Ro 10:13* For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
A prayer:
Father,
thank You for wanting to save us from our sins. I'm praying right now
for the person reading this, that if they need God to save them, they
will call upon You this very day. Or that the person reading this might
pass it on to someone they know who needs God in their lives to save
them from their sins. This Sunday, we will most likely be in a church
service (I hope you are) and, there will be people in those services
that need God to save them. We pray for them right now, that they will
turn to You Lord and ask You to save them from their sins. In Jesus name
we ask these things.
Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia
