When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw [Jesus] eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 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.” Mark 2:16-17
I love that verse above. Jesus did not come for those who have it all together. Jesus came for people like me who needed help, and needed grace, and needed mercy. Jesus actually came for those that religion rejected. When everyone else said, “We’re too good for them. They’re not good enough for us. They’re not clean enough, not righteous enough, not holy enough,” that’s exactly who Jesus came for. Jesus loved those that everyone else despised. He welcomed those that people turned away. Jesus didn’t come for those who are perfect.
Have you ever considered the ministry of Jesus? Jesus opened blind eyes, healed deaf ears, made the mute speak. He touched lepers and hung out with the despised and outcasts. He turned water into wine, walked on water, made a feast for thousands out of a little fish and some bread. Jesus lived His life showing that people matter to God and that they should matter to us.
I’m a new creation because of Jesus and His ministry. I once was dead and now I am alive. How about you? Spend time with Jesus today and thank Him for His ministry. Live forward as a resurrection Christian, alive and sharing the Truth of the Gospel.