Weekend Sermon -- Jesus Is The Great Physician

      Thanks for taking the time to read the sermon this week. I hope that you are all doing well. 

     Over the course of the last few weeks, we have been looking at some of the names and titles of Jesus that are found in the Bible. Today, we will be looking at what I am calling an implied title for Jesus based upon something that He said and some other passages in the Bible. Today, we will consider the fact that Jesus is the Great Physician. 

     This term for Jesus is taken from an encounter that Jesus had with the religious leaders of His day after He had called Levi, also known as Matthew, as one of His disciples. Jesus saw Levi at the tax collection table where he was working. Jesus called Levi to follow Him, and the Bible says that Levi immediately left his tax collection booth and began to follow Jesus. Levi then held a banquet for Jesus, and Levi invited other tax collectors and those considered sinners to the banquet. Jesus went to the banquet and dined with Levi and his guests. 

    Jesus' action upset the religious leaders. They said why does this man eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners. Jesus being God in the flesh knew what they were thinking. He said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous but sinners."

    Jesus is also referred to as the Great Physician due to the fact that His ministry was marked by healing of many people. Time and time again as recorded in the Bible, Jesus opened the eyes of the blind, He made the lame to walk, He healed those who couldn't hear, and He healed many others of a variety of other ailments. 

     In Isaiah 53 and in I Peter 2:24, the Bible says that Jesus provided healing for us through His suffering and death. These verses tell us that by His stripes we are healed. 

     Now, let us look closer at what it means that Jesus is the Great Physician. First of all, Jesus came to provide the remedy for the sin sick soul. All of us have been afflicted with the spiritual sickness of sinfulness. But, Jesus through His death and resurrection has provided the cure for our sin problem. Those who put their faith and trust in Jesus and what He has done for them are freed from sin and are made a new creation in Christ Jesus. 

     Once we become a believer, it doesn't mean that all of our problems are immediately over. We still often struggle with sin and temptation. But, Jesus provides for us and helps us to overcome the sins and the spiritual problems in our lives. 

     Jesus is the Great Physician also in that He helps us with our psychological problems and emotional difficulties. He is always with us. He is always by our side. Whenever we are going through rough times mentally, the Lord Jesus strengthens us and helps us to make it through. He is our peace.

     Just as Jesus healed people while He was here on this earth, Jesus is still healing people today. He is our Great Physician who we can go to when we are hurting and need help physically. I believe that we should pray for healing for ourselves and others. Jesus has healed me of a condition called vitiligo. He healed my friend Toby of many ailments when I prayed for him. Sometimes, we are not always healed in this life, but we who are in Christ will all be made whole when we see Jesus face to face in the home that He has prepared for us. 

     Whatever hard time or hard situation that you are going through right now, I urge you to place your difficulty in the hands of the Great Physician, and let Him bring healing and wholeness to your life. Amen. 

Prayer Requests

     I am still struggling with some health issues. Please keep praying. I am believing that the Great Physician will work a miracle in my life. 

     Please continue to pray for those affected by natural disasters around the world. I know that Myanmar and Bangladesh were recently hit by a bad storm. Pray that people will receive the aid that they need in these hard times. 

     Continue to pray for peace. Ukraine, Syria, Sudan and Yemen are just a few of the nations that need our prayers for peace. 

     For our prayer focus  countries this week, let us pray for those in the nations of Bosnia and Comoros. Pray that many will come to know Jesus. 

     Next week, I will try to post the sermon on Friday like normal. I will post the verses on Monday. May God bless you all.