When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was
eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples,
"Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?" 17And
hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who
need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous,
but sinners."
فَلَمَّا
رَأَى الْكَتَبَةُ وَالْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ يَسُوعَ يَأْكُلُ مَعَ الْجُبَاةِ وَالْخَاطِئِينَ،
قَالُوا لِتَلاَمِيذِهِ: «لِمَاذَا يَأْكُلُ مَعَ الْجُبَاةِ وَالْخَاطِئِينَ؟»
17 فَسَمِعَ يَسُوعُ، وَأَجَابَ: «لَيْسَ الأَصِحَّاءُ
هُمُ الْمُحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى الطَّبِيبِ، بَلِ الْمَرْضَى. مَا جِئْتُ لأَدْعُوَ
أَبْرَاراً بَلْ خَاطِئِينَ
Mark 2:16-17
But God demonstrates his own love
for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
وَلَكِنَّ
اللهَ أَثْبَتَ لَنَا مَحَبَّتَهُ، إِذْ وَنَحْنُ مَازِلْنَا خَاطِئِينَ مَاتَ
الْمَسِيحُ عِوَضاً عَنَّا.
Romans 5:8
With
God, through Christ, there is mercy to pardon the greatest sins, and grace to
change the greatest sinners, and make them holy. Jesus came to help us sinners,
and while we were still sinners He died for us.
Living
the Christian life is impossible on our own. Trying to live the Christian life
by our own efforts is like a ship on dry land…just doesn’t work very well. For
the ship to get anywhere, it needs to be resting on the water. And to enjoy the
Christian life, we need to learn how to rest in God. Paul knew this:
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
إِنِّي
أَسْتَطِيعُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، فِي الْمَسِيحِ الَّذِي يُقَوِّينِي.
Philippians 4:13
Some
people believe they have to be good first before coming to Christ and they have
to be ready not to sin once they come to Christ. Jesus is telling us He come
for us sinners and while we were still sinners He died for us. We can only live
the Christian life through Jesus strengthening us. We have been given someone
to enable us to live the Christian life – the Holy Spirit. He is the Spirit of
Christ – come to live in the body of every believer who has accepted Jesus as
his/her Saviour and Lord over their life. Do not wait to be perfect to invite
Jesus into your heart, it is through Jesus that you can be perfected.
I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:
Abba Father, thank You
for Your deep and everlasting love for me, Your abundant blessings, and for the
riches of Your grace in my life. Lord, through Your Word and the guidance of
The Holy Spirit help me to learn from Jesus and to take the Yoke Jesus offers.
Jesus, come to me like You came to Your disciples walking on the water through
the storm and redeem and strengthen me spiritually, emotionally and physically
and give me rest. Lord, I choose
to see Your loving arms wrapped around me lifting me up to safety, provision,
and peace. I thank You that You are a reliable and trustworthy God and You
promised that You will never leave me nor forsake me, and I know that You are
faithful. I choose today to concentrate on You, to hold fast my confession that
Jesus is my Lord and Saviour. Jesus, I trust and pray in Your Holy name. To
Jesus be the power, the glory and the dominion forever and ever and unto ages
of ages. Amen.
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
