📖 Mark 2:17 (KJV) The Physician of Souls

 

📖 Mark 2:17 (KJV):
“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.”

“They that are whole have no need of the physician”

  • Jesus uses a simple picture: the healthy don’t go to the doctor.

  • The Pharisees thought they were “whole,” but in reality, they were blind to their need.

📖 Revelation 3:17 (KJV):
“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.”

👉 Meaning: Self-righteousness blinds us to our true condition.

“But they that are sick”

  • Jesus directs His healing to those who recognize their need.

  • Only the humble and repentant can receive His grace.

📖 Psalm 34:18 (KJV):
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”

👉 Meaning: The spiritually sick find healing when they acknowledge their brokenness before God.

“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance”

  • This is Jesus’ mission statement: to seek and save the lost.

  • He doesn’t affirm sin but calls sinners to repentance — a turning to God.

📖 Luke 19:10 (KJV):
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

📖 1 Timothy 1:15 (KJV):
“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.”

👉 Meaning: The gospel is not for those who think they need no help, but for those who know they are lost without Him.

🙏 Reflective Prayer from Mark 2:17

Abba Father, in the name of Jesus,
I thank You for sending the Great Physician, who heals the broken and restores the sinner. Lord Jesus, I confess that I am in need of Your mercy every day. Without You, I am sick in spirit, weak in strength, and lost in sin.

Thank You for calling me to repentance and for covering me with grace. Keep me from pride that blinds, and give me a heart that stays humble and teachable before You. Let me never forget that Your mission is to seek and save the lost, and let my life join in that mission — to bring hope, healing, and truth to others in need.

In Jesus Almighty name, Amen.

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