Mark 2:15 (NKJV) 15 Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him.
Tax collectors and sinners were following Jesus. They liked what they heard and what they saw. What did they see and what did they hear?
Truth!
It doesn’t matter who we are. If we are searching for the truth and ready to hear it, God will bring it.
Some don’t want to hear it. They ignore it and push it away. Or they run away from it.
Jesus ate with the “sick”; the sinners and tax collectors. And He loved doing so because they welcomed Him. But the others, the scribes and pharisees, saw it and they questioned why He would do such a thing.
Mark 2:16 (NKJV) 16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”
How is it?
That’s what He came for! That was His purpose. He came for those that needed help, healing and restoration. He came for us all that know we need salvation. And He loves every one of us. We all need His help. Let us not think that we are any better than anyone. We all have our “issues”.
Mark 2:17 (NKJV) 17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
If we think we are too well for help, then we will lose out on what Jesus can do for us.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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