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Mark 2:17 is a verse that always stands out to me, “On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”” Jesus did not come for the healthy, He came for the sick. The biggest obstacle we face is recognizing we are sick in the first place. Most people, myself included, wait until they can’t take the suffering anymore before they go to the doctor. It is why a lot of people have to be broken to come to Jesus in the first place. The really sad part is that even believers sometimes need to be broken in order to come closer to God. For this reason, it is important we realize it’s about having a relationship with God. The closer I am to God and the more I include Him in my daily life, the less I will feel like I need to get closer to Him when crisis strikes because I will already feel His arms of protection.
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I don’t have a lot to add today that hasn’t already been said. I’m just so thankful that Jesus did come for the sick and not those that are “healthy”. I think your point Dino about acknowledging we’re sick is key.
One of my favorite things about Jesus is that He didn’t give a rat’s butt (lol) about what religious people thought of Him. In fact, I’m tempted to think He almost enjoyed causing a ruckus among the Pharisees! Here in Mark 2, He gets criticized for hanging out with societal trash. They actually say to Him, “What kind of example is this, acting cozy with the riffraff?” It’s clear they were not interested in helping those lost souls- they wouldn’t even go near them. Jesus’ response was, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting outsiders, not insiders- an invitation to a changed life, changed inside and out (Luke’s version).” I love that Jesus invites every one of us to have dinner with Him, regardless of our social status or past sins. The invitation always stands. I never want to take that for granted. It’s humbling really.
Ok, so it sounds like I’m on the same page where the whole acknowledging we are sick goes… But I think the more difficult thing is an ongoing acknowldgement of that. That one moment of acknowledgement doesn’t fix us, and nor does our own effort. Jesus came for the sick because they weren’t capable of healing themselves. Therein lies my struggle. I am always trying to do more, be more, be better at the more I’m doing,etc. I just need to rest in the truth that he came for me because I would never be able to do it on my own.