April 2– The Sick made Well

 Happy Monday to you. I don’t know how it is where you are but here in Grove, we had a cold Easter! My sister had quite the snow in Kansas City. Regardless of the weather, we had a great day and wonderful services. One of our speakers talked about what Easter meant to her. She was saying that she felt so unworthy to be telling the story of the Passion week to her son this past week because she was a sinner. But...in his goodness, the Lord had spoken to her and she realized that yes, she was a sinner but a sinner that had been made worthy, that had been made clean, because she was saved by grace, by the precious blood of the Lamb. 

You know, Jesús didn’t come to heal those who were well, He came to heal those who were sick. So, days like yesterday, mean everything to people like us, people who needed a Savior, people who needed to be healed. 

“Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭5:31-32‬ ‭NIV‬‬

In John, after Jesús has preached to 7,000 or so people and they’ve left because what He said was just too hard to hear, the disciples tell Him that very thing. “These are tough things to hear...” and He asks them ”Are you going to leave me too?”

“Peter replied, “Master, to whom would we go? You have the words of real life, eternal life. We’ve already committed ourselves, confident that you are the Holy One of God.””

‭‭John‬ ‭6:68-69‬ ‭MSG‬‬

Where else would we go? Don’t you love the fact that Peter just says what he’s thinking? He just blurts it out. My friend Hollie Mae often tells me that I lack a filter because I’m pretty much the same way—if I think it, I say it. (At least you never have to wonder where you stand with me!) But I think Peter says what the rest of them were thinking. Some times it’s not the most spiritually smart thing, but at this time, it’s perfect. He knows Christ is THE way to eternal life—that He has the key and to look elsewhere is futile. Where else would we go? Real disciples don’t just start the journey of following, they finish. 

Dear Jesús thank you for showing us the way, for providing the way and for laying down your life that we might have life eternal. You are great and you are good and we praise you this day and worship you in your fullness of glory. You are our Messiah, our Comforter and Friend. We praise and adore you. Amen and amen. 

Love you dear one,

Pam