HEALING

2 SAMUEL 14:14 (NLT)
All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him.

LUKE 5:30-31
But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with such scum?”

Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Jesus is more into gathering those who need healing than in creating a community defined by rule-keeping.

PRAYER
You are a big-hearted God who wants to restore people to whole and healthy lives. Thank you for your warm welcome for people like me. I confess, though, that the longer I walk in faith the easier it is to be critical of those who do not. Give me a heart for all who are in need of your healing grace. I'm going to live a life which supports Jesus' healing ministry. Amen.