The Great Physician!

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Once again, Jesus went to the shore of Lake Galilee. A large crowd gathered around him, and he taught them.

As he walked along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at the place for paying taxes, and Jesus said to him, “Come with me!” So he got up and went with Jesus.

Later, Jesus and his disciples were having dinner at Levi's house.  Many tax collectors and other sinners had become followers of Jesus, and they were also guests at the dinner.

Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were Pharisees, and they saw that Jesus was eating with sinners and tax collectors. So they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Jesus heard them and answered, “Healthy people don't need a doctor, but sick people do. I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners.”

Mark 2:13-17

The tax collectors and other sinners who were eating with Jesus at Levi's house had become followers of Jesus. But when Jesus was accused of eating with tax collectors and sinners He did not say "Oh no you are quite wrong, these are former tax collectors and sinners because they have become my followers!"

The first thing these folks did was to become a Christ follower. The changes that needed to come in their lives would then be woven in by the power of fellowship with Jesus and later the indwelling Holy Spirit.

If you try to clean yourself up so you can become a follower of Jesus you will never come to the point of being "clean enough." Jesus wants you to come to Him and begin to follow in His steps just as you are right now. Change nothing. Come to Jesus and let Him change everything!

Ask Jesus to move your heart to a different place in every way that it needs to be changed.

And when you find someone who has made a wreck of their life and has no hope, invite them to turn their heart to Jesus before they do anything else!

Let the Great Physician do the healing!