Sermon (Part Two): And When He Saw Their Faith – Jesus Came Not to Call the Righteous
Mark 2: 17
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Jesus came for all of us, for we are all sinners in need of repentance. The man in Mark chapter 2 was physically and spiritually sick but he had faith that Jesus could heal him. If he didn’t, then why go through the hardship of getting to Jesus?
We all need Jesus.
Some of us are led to Jesus by friends or family. Or something happens in our life that cause us to turn to Him.
Some are like the man being handed down through an opening in the roof. Some are like Saul on the road to Damascus when Jesus asked, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?”* When we go against God, we are persecuting Him.
When I was in the world, I was not of God.
God loved me enough to turn me around and put my life on the road to serve Him. I’ll tell you this: I am happier because I know Jesus loves me. And I know that He loves each of you.
If you are sick, ask Jesus for healing. If you are blind, let Him give you sight. Not the sight that you use to move about, but the sight of His holiness.
Let Jesus open your eyes in the spiritual sense.
Then you will see that what you think is so important isn’t. When you put yourself in Jesus’ hands, you are saying, “God, take me. Guide me. Deliver me. I accept you as my Lord and Savior.”
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