Have Faith November Issue

Day 22
Do you need the Doctor... Romans 3:9-19
When you have an ailment the best place
for you to be is in your local doctor surgery
where he can advise the best remedies and
treatments to get you back on your feet. Our
physical health is something we all need to
take care to the best of our ability. Even down
to eating well, taking regular exercise and
reducing our stress levels. But when it goes
a little wrong, off to the doctors and get help.
yes?
Our Spiritual health is just as important but
in many ways we overlook the importance
because it doesn’t effect the daily running of
our lives. Or does it?
One particular passage from the Bible sticks
in my mind and is just so true. At Matthew
9:12 Jesus said “It is not the healthy who need
a doctor, but the sick.” This one passage really
brings to me the true weakness of humanity.
For some time, I avoided going to church
because I saw too many people that went to
church purely because it was the right thing to
do and by them going to church meant they
were all spiritually healthy. I used to find these
very people would scorn if you were guilty of
sins which they didn’t approve of.
To me, these people were all sick but were
ignoring the symptoms. In my mind, we go
to church not only to Worship our Lord but to
be healed of our spiritual ailments. Without
exception, that is all of us. None of us are
perfect or without sin. Jesus didn’t give his
life for all of the good people of the world, he
actually gave his life for those sin the most so
they could be healed.
If we go to our GP and hold back on our
symptoms, how can we expect them to give us
the right treatment? So next time you are in
Church, let the Lord know all of your spiritual
illnesses so he can treat you properly.
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