And Jesus answered and
said to them, "It is not those who are
well who need a physician, but those who are sick. "I have not
come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."
Luke
5:31,32 NASB
Jesus
the great physician is proclaiming the reason He goes where others
will not go. He goes to those that need Him most. His purpose in what
He is doing is to get those He interacts with to turn their lives
around and follow God's way.
Of
course the reason He is making this proclamation is because those
that think they are in no need of repentance are complaining that He
is spending time with those they find offensive. Little do they know
that their attitude is offensive to Jesus.
We
should take this interaction to heart. There are going to be those
times when we will look on others with disdain just as the the
scribes and pharisees did. When we find ourselves doing this we need
to remember that such behavior is offensive to our savior. If we are
offending our savior, we are sinning too and must repent.
If
we are to be true disciples of Jesus we must be willing to go where
other people won't go. We can't call sinners to repentance if we
ourselves are sinning in our attitude. As Jesus disciples, His
mission is our mission. We must be mission minded.
Mission
minded doesn't mean throwing money at the efforts of others. Not to
say that we shouldn't help others in their efforts. It means that you
care as much for the spiritually ill as Jesus does and you want to
have them come to Him for spiritual healing. Today make up your mind
to become “The Physicians” assistant and triage those that
are sick. Prepare them to meet the Great Physician.
©
2012 Leo J. Woodman
