Think about people you have felt a connection with. Why them? Was it something they said? The way they talked? How they listened? Their eyes?
It is a comfortable feeling when we sense connection and acceptance. When we know we can count on someone no matter what our circumstances, we feel a calm assurance.
Jesus loved and accepted all people. His mission was to seek sinners and the undesirable so that he could sincerely get to know them, demonstrate his love and acceptance and lead them to righteousness.
“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matthew 9:12
Jesus also stated, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” when he heard the disciples being questioned about why Jesus was sitting with tax collectors and sinners.
All of the physical healing Jesus did, was due to the faith of someone. Sometimes it was the person in need, other times it was because of the belief of others who cared for them. Regardless, the vehicle through which Jesus worked was deep faith. Physical healing also resulted in spiritual health and eternal promise. When Jesus said "You are healed." He didn't mean just the external ailment.
In Mark:5, Matthew:9, and Luke:8, Jairus, a synagogue ruler was told his sick daughter had died as he was pleading with Jesus to save her. Though men were telling him not to bother Jesus any more, Jesus ignored them and told Jairus “Don’t be afraid, just believe.”
If we look at those without faith as “not well” and approach them as a friend with a heart for their circumstance, we will likely get through to them in time and allow God to heal them from the inside out.
Lord, may we be the pathway you use to reach those in this world you guide us to minister to. Help us open our hearts and meet them where they are. Please give us the strength, courage, and deep faith to touch the lives of others in a way that delivers them to you, forever. Amen
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