“The LORD does not look at the things people look at.
People look at the outward appearance,
but the LORD looks at the heart.”
~1 Samuel 16:7b NIV~
Susan Rimes is doing much better. Her kidney stones put her out of her routine for four months! Thank God she is now on the road to recovery.
Jimmy Tolar is better. Thank God he has improved.
Jill Brister is a little better. She will be returning to school soon.
Pray for Taylor Breeland. She continues to battle the treatment medication and the disease. Pray for peace for her and her family during this difficult time.
Andy Taylor is slowly recovering from the gall bladder problem, but now has a new enemy, shingles! Pray his pain lessens!
Continue to pray for the ladies who are recovering from their injuring in Friday’s accident. Pray for the families of all four ladies. Now, this will be hard for some of us. Pray for the driver of the chip truck. His world has been turned upside down. God loves him too!
There are always people who are ill that I don’t list for one reason or another. Please pray for any you may know of. If you think it is appropriate for me to list them, please let me know.
It is not appropriate for me to list the names of people who are lost. Go over your own personal list and pray. Hopefully, several people are praying for each one.
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Thought for the Day: In need of a physician
English sign in German cafe: “Mothers, Please Wash Your Hans Before Eating.”
On a scientist’s door: “Gone Fission”
Outside a hotel: “Help! We need inn-experienced people.”
On a music teacher’s door: “Out Chopin.”
On the door of a music library: “Bach in a minuet.”
At a farmer’s field: “The farmer allows walkers to cross the field for free, but the bull charges.”
In a podiatrist’s window: “Time wounds all heels.”
At the Electric Company: “We would be de-lighted if you send in your bill. However, if you don’t, you will be.”
On Maternity Room door: “Push, Push, Push”
Sign on fence: “Salesmen welcome. Dog food is expensive.”
Muffler shop: “No appointment necessary. We’ll hear you coming.”
Veterinarian’s waiting room: “Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!”
Optometrist’s office: “If you don’t see what you’re looking for, you’ve come to the right place.”
That last sign is just a humorous way of saying that it is only those people who are sick who are in need of the doctor. And isn’t that what Jesus himself said?
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” (Mark 2:17)
Jesus and the Pharisees often had conflict over the “sinners”. The Pharisees drew a sharp dividing line between the righteous and the sinners. No good Jew would ever associate with “that kind of people.”
But, while the feeling of the religious leaders was contempt and disgust for sinners, that certainly wasn’t the attitude of Jesus. Jesus often ate and drank with them and invited one of them (Levi) to be one of his apostles. The Pharisees accused Jesus of being the “friend of tax-collectors and sinners.” But to Jesus, that was a compliment. And it is perhaps the most endearing and touching description of our Lord.
Jesus didn’t come to hobnob with the religious elite. He came to save sinners. He didn’t come to make small talk with people too blind to see how sin-sick they truly were. He came to be a doctor to those who were sick and knew it. It wasn’t those who claimed to be “righteous” who commanded Christ’s attention. It was the “sinners” he came looking for.
Sometimes we need to be reminded that the church is not a place for people who are perfect, but rather a place for those who are sick (with sin) who are seeking healing at the hands of the Great Physician.
Don’t stay away from church because you don’t have it all together. Come and find healing along with the rest of us who don’t have it all together either.
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Be careful of the wet roads and the fog today. As you go through your day, periodically say a prayer for those listed and others you my have listed on your heart.
Anna Lee
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