Who do you hang around? What type of person are they? Do you judge the people others hang around with? Do you look down your nose at certain types of people? Have you considered what those people need? Or, Who they need? Have you heard why Jesus came?
We hang around people we like, and get along with, generally. Our human nature is to look at those who are different with a bit of wariness. We are unsure about them. Any number of things about them can cause us to pause when we think about them.
When it comes to accepting those who are not like us, we are normally wary. It is not until we spend time with them, getting to know them, that we finally accept them into our circle. It is part of our built-in self-preservation. Most of us don’t want to allow people who will hurt us into our lives. We also do not want to allow people into our lives who may cause us to change our point of view. In other words, we are often like the Pharisees.
Take a look at what Jesus told the Pharisees. He said it was those who are sick who need a doctor. He came to heal those who are sick. In other words, He came to heal all of us! We are all sick! We may not admit it, but we all have something wrong with us. We all battle with sin of some sort. We all need Jesus. Yet, we often are unwilling to share Him with others as Jesus told us to do.
I pray we all realize we are sick and need Jesus. I pray we stop judging others for their shortcomings. I pray each one of us will ask Jesus to heal us and share Him with others. Stop judging others. See your own sickness. Ask Jesus to heal you. Share Jesus with others.
Matthew 9:11-12 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.”
Marty Pressey 