I'm a Doctor
After Matthew was called by Jesus, the Bible says that Jesus ate at Matthew's house, and "disreputable characters came and joined them" (Matthew 9:10-11).
When the Pharisees saw Jesus keeping this kind of company, they had a fit. Jesus' reply was this: "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick (Matthew 9:12).
This statement is so interesting because Jesus is inferring who the sick are (us), who the doctor is (Him), and where the doctor needs to be (in the house).
He calls each of us to recognize our spiritual sickness, and then He calls us to accept His remedy for our condition.
Is there a Doctor in the house? The answer is "Yes!" It's "yes" because, as the Matthew-story goes, Jesus was in Matthew's house when people in need came in.
The key question is whether we are going to join Him in the house. The Matthew-story states that disreputable characters came and joined them. Those "characters" must have felt a need, and something about Jesus drew them in.
What about you?
If we're honest and can admit it, when Jesus is absent in our lives, our actions can be disreputable, which means to not considered to be respectable in character or appearance.
The amazing thing is, even though we all have character flaws, we are actually seen as flawless in the sight of Jesus when we have invited Jesus to be our Substitute.
We are loved by Jesus. When we bring our sick-selves to Him, He heals us. In fact, He wants to heal us from every physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual sickness we may have.
So come into His House today! Come in, and be healed.
