Are you now good
enough? Do you see yourself as better than
most and not in need of help? Do you
consider yourself healthy before the Lord?
Are you okay with your spiritual life?
If so, you need to reread today’s Scripture.
People go to the
doctor when they are sick, when they know they need help to get well
again. We understand that doctors know
more about sickness than we do and how to treat it. We understand that without the doctor’s care,
we will only get worse and not better.
The same thing holds true in our spiritual lives.
The Lord cannot help
anyone who thinks they don’t need help.
We must see ourselves as needing a Savior and Lord. We must see ourselves as we really are,
naturally born sinners before God. We
must understand that we can never be good enough on our own. We must know that even if Jesus is our
Savior, we are not ever going to be good enough to stay connected with God
without Him. We cannot strike it out on
our own and find our way home to heaven.
We need Christ at work in us every moment of our lives. To be disconnected with Christ is certain
death for the soul. We can never slack
off in our pursuit of Him. Unless we see
ourselves as unhealthy and in need of Christ’s constant attention and care, we
will die.
Looking honestly in
the mirror of God’s Word shows us just how sick we really are. God’s Word reveals our imperfections. It shows us what we need to be working on in
our lives. It shows us just how much we
must rely on the working of Christ and His Spirit within us. It shows us that we need to be good patients
and co-operate with Him by obeying His instructions.
Jesus came to call us
to repentance and a life of dependency on Him.
Do you see yourself as good enough or in need of our Physician’s
constant care?
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