Not the Healthy

Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Matthew 9:12–13, NIV 1984).

My Musings – Jesus was often criticized for “[eating] with tax collectors and sinners?” (Matthew 9:11, NIV 1984). Associating with the “low life” of society. “The Son of Man [Jesus] came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by all her children.” (Luke 7:33–35, NIV 1984).

The Kingdom of Heaven will be full many “children” who were once “tax collectors and sinners.” But there will be no children in the Kingdom who consider themselves “righteous” apart from the “Son of Man.“

My Advice – “My judgments [flash] like lightning upon you. For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.” (Hosea 6:5–6, NIV 1984). “Acknowledgment of God,” through Christ, brings “mercy” from God. But no amount of “sacrifice” or “burnt offerings” will give us a “righteousness” that is sufficient to stand before a Holy God.

Now is the time for our “wisdom [to be] proved right” by calling on God’s mercy. “For, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13. NIV 1984).

Author: thebrewisamusing

I was raised in a Christian family and my earliest childhood memories include regular Sunday school and Church attendance as a family. I was taught that our Judeo-Christian values were not just a part of our Sunday routine they should be part of our character and influence all aspects of our lives. I was also taught that as important as these values were they could not save us. We must also be “born again” by accepting Christ. View all posts by thebrewisamusing