“When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Mark 2:17.

Sickness is a part of the constraints of this temporal body that we live in. God graciously provides healing for our physical bodies; He promote healing according to His will through doctors, medications, and other physical and mental aides. However, the spiritual body is born with an acquired immune deficiency called sin, which  can only be healed through the amazing grace of God and His forgiveness of our sins through the precious blood of Jesus Christ our Lord “”He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5).

Unlike the physcial illness that attacks our temporal body… the disease of sin corroupts from inside the very soul…it defiles a man from within. The Bible tells us: “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders…All these evil things come from within, and defile the man” (Mark 7:21, 23). It doesn’t take much to look around and see that the word of the Lord is true…hatred, jealous, random acts of murder and all soughts of evil deeds run rampage in our world-the song writer wrote no truer words than these… what this world needs is love, which can only come from God above and His power to heal our sin sick souls!

In times when we’re physical, or mentally ill we readily seek help from a physician for healing; and praise God of greater importance, there is a place to run for our need of spiritual healing… we can fall at the feet of the Great Physcian and He will heal not only our bodies, but our very souls! “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28.

The tragedy is that many in this world are being blinded by the arch enemy of our souls-they place their trust in the temporal things that he so readily provide in deception of true peace, love and salvation…while all the while thinking they are okay, absent of spiritual healing that is everlasting. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Romans 3:23.

In the Book of Mark chapter two, we find the account of Jesus at the home of one called Levi, a publican or tax collector; these individuals were look down upon and where not held in high esteem by the Scribes and Pharisees; for Jesus to be eating and conversing with publicans and sinners was an offense to the religious sect. But Jesus knew that they were desiring to cast a negative light on His ministry, and He pointed let them know that He came to heal those who were spiritually sick– He is the Great Physician! “When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Mark 2:17.

The scribes and pharisees who were opposed to Jesus, suffered from spiritually blindness themselves or they would have understood His mission to save the loss; but selfish pride and pious indignation coveted their hearts. . . they provide for us great examples of the Church in Laodicea that Christ condemned for their works in Revelations 3:16-17 “So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:” They walked in their own righteousness, thinking they had it all, but in reality, they were sick in sin and in need of the Great Physician to heal their souls!

What side are you on today- are you in need of spiritual healing or are you spreading the Good News of Salvation? “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23. This physical body that we live in will one day shed mortality and take on immortality…how will you give an account? Do not allow the enemy of our souls to blind you into thinking that you have it all in this world; there is no middle ground, Jesus is the only way to an abundant and eternal life.

If you are not saved by the precious blood of the lamb, He is calling for you to be spiritually healed. “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20.

God blessings of peace and abundant grace be with us all.