January 12
Day 12 - Jesus Is The Great Physician
Read: Matthew 9:9-13
Now when he heard this, he said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick.”
Matthew 9:12
Do you know anyone who is super stubborn when it comes to going to the doctor? They could be “sick as a dog” and suffering with extreme pain, but they will not see a doctor. It can be aggravating—they know they’re sick. They know that they need help, but they still refuse to go to someone who can help.
Jesus came into a world full of sick people. He said, “For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners” (Matthew 9:13). Then, in Romans 3:10, it says, “There is no one righteous, not even one.” The truth is that everyone has been infected with a disease called “sin,” and the end result is death. Jesus is the only Physician in heaven and earth who has the cure for our disease. However, He only seeks those who are sick, realize they’re sick and want the cure. When we turn to Him as our solution, only then can we receive help from the Great Physician, Jesus Christ.
There must come a point in everyone’s life where they say, “I am sick of the disease called ‘sin,’ and I need help!” Do you think your one has reached that point? Do they realize that they’re sick, or are they still refusing the cure?
PRAY: Ask God to reveal to your one that sin has made them spiritually sick. Ask Him to make them sick of being sick, so they will be ready to believe in the Great Physician—Jesus.
ACT: Call, text or DM your one today, and ask, “How are you doing today?” Ask, “How can I pray for you?” If they open the door by mentioning a struggle, obediently walk through that door of opportunity by pointing them to the Great Physician—Jesus.
Now when he heard this, he said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick.”
Matthew 9:12
Do you know anyone who is super stubborn when it comes to going to the doctor? They could be “sick as a dog” and suffering with extreme pain, but they will not see a doctor. It can be aggravating—they know they’re sick. They know that they need help, but they still refuse to go to someone who can help.
Jesus came into a world full of sick people. He said, “For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners” (Matthew 9:13). Then, in Romans 3:10, it says, “There is no one righteous, not even one.” The truth is that everyone has been infected with a disease called “sin,” and the end result is death. Jesus is the only Physician in heaven and earth who has the cure for our disease. However, He only seeks those who are sick, realize they’re sick and want the cure. When we turn to Him as our solution, only then can we receive help from the Great Physician, Jesus Christ.
There must come a point in everyone’s life where they say, “I am sick of the disease called ‘sin,’ and I need help!” Do you think your one has reached that point? Do they realize that they’re sick, or are they still refusing the cure?
PRAY: Ask God to reveal to your one that sin has made them spiritually sick. Ask Him to make them sick of being sick, so they will be ready to believe in the Great Physician—Jesus.
ACT: Call, text or DM your one today, and ask, “How are you doing today?” Ask, “How can I pray for you?” If they open the door by mentioning a struggle, obediently walk through that door of opportunity by pointing them to the Great Physician—Jesus.
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