The Ministry of Jesus

*This devo goes along with our sermon series Faith - A Journey through Doubt, which can be watched here

Scripture: Mark 2:17 (NLT)

“Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

If you want to know what Jesus is like, look at the way He treated people. His miracles were astonishing — healing the blind, casting out demons, raising the dead. But it was His ministry of mercy that truly set Him apart.

Pastor Cory pointed out the contrast: the Pharisees excluded the broken; Jesus embraced them. Religious leaders looked down on tax collectors, lepers, and the poor. Jesus ate with them.

In Mark 2, the “righteous” scoffed at His dinner companions. Jesus replied, “I came for the sick, not the healthy.” What a statement. He wasn’t interested in those who wore spiritual masks — He sought those who knew they needed healing.

This is the Jesus we’re asked to consider — not a cold institution or a list of moral rules, but a living Savior who moves toward the mess.

Do you feel like you’ve got too much baggage, too much brokenness, or too much doubt to belong to Him? You’re exactly who He came for.

Prayer: Jesus, thank You for coming for people like me — people who know they’re imperfect. Help me rest in the grace You extend and reflect it in how I treat others. Amen.