MARK 2: 17
"I have not come to call those who think they are righteous, but, THOSE WHO KNOW THEY ARE SINNERS!"
Healthy people do not think that they need a doctor. "Good people", do not think that they need a Saviour? If a person believes that they are righteous, and therefore not a sinner they will not likely hear the call of the Lord Jesus Christ. They need to hear the Word that "no one is good, no not one. They need to remember that, "all have come short of the Glory of God". Everyone is included in the group, no one and all in the above scriptures. Our One Truth Today is that the Lord Jesus Christ has come to call THOSE WHO KNOW THEY ARE SINNERS! Are you in that group? Remember the prayer of the sinner in the temple who said, "God have mercy on me for I am a sinner"? Jesus did not come to call those who think they are righteous,
does that include you?
Many people, like the Pharisee in Luke 18:13 think that they are righteous and therefore not in need of a Saviour. Worse than that they hold others in contempt that do not meet their standards and traditions. It is the Pharisee who needed a spiritual doctor, not the publican. The tax collector in the temple assumed a position of humility and even beat his chest in contrition. He asked for the mercy of God and recognized that he was a sinner. He did not think and in fact knew that he was not righteous. THOSE WHO KNOW THEY ARE SINNERS are called by the Lord! Jesus Christ did not come to call the righteous, but the sinners. Jesus Saves Sinners!
Our prayer is that all people will come to a knowledge that they are sinners and in need of a Saviour. Our prayer is that all will come to a knowledge that they are unrighteous. We need the help of the Word and the Holy Spirit to give us wisdom and knowledge. Help us to know that we are not better than others. Thank the Lord for his mercies that begin anew every morning. We must remain faithful to confess our sins and ask for forgiveness. They are then forgiven and forgotten by the Lord Jesus Christ. I know that I am a sinner, do you?
