The Whole Need Not A Physician

"12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. 13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth,I will have mercy, and not sacrifice:for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. " {Matthew 9:12-13}
We find ourselves feeling "better than thou" and self righteous when we think of ourselves being saved and forgiven by Jesus, but he didn't come here for us... He came here for the sick, the hurting lowely people of the world.It's such a daily humbling reminder that when we look and think we are better than " those people" that Jesus came for THEM!  The most eye opening parts to me in these chapters of Matthew isn't necessarily the amazing miracles Jesus preformed, but the fact that he didn't go around questioning the sick before helping them, he didn't check to see if they were "worthy" of is healing! He healed them and said " tell no one" {Matthew 8:4}He cared so much for them that He didn't want the credit or even care if they knew his name. He loved them enough to help them anyways. Oh to have lived with Jesus! To have witnessed his miracles and believed on him!! My daily prayer is to have the faith of the centurion in Matthew 8:5-13 " v.8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: just speak the word only , and my servant shall be healed." To have had the faith in such a troubling time to know that he just needed to speak one word and you're made completely whole.How amazing that must have been!
In Matthew 6:8 it says " Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask." How encouraging that is to me! My savior knows my every need before I ask his help. We as Christians are so incredibly blessed with an all knowing, loving and forgiving God that is ALWAYS there for us, my heart just yearns for those in this world who refuse him or haven't been given the chance to know Him yet. May we spend our times here seeking out the " sick" and help lead them to the great Physician.