Lesson 2306

(Lesson 2306)(04-04-18) Matthew 9:9-13
    “And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

   In today’s quote, Jesus made the point that it is a waste of time to preach to those who have already received the word, or to those who have already rejected it. It is our obligation to go to those who are most in need of God’s saving grace.
    Sadly many of today’s so-called Christians are perfectly satisfied to occupy the same pew every time the church doors open instead of going into the dark places where the word of God is most needed and never preached. It would be a truly amazing thing if we all dedicated ourselves to actually going into ALL the world to preach the gospel.~