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(KJV.)  MATTHEW 9:10-13

(10)  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.
(11)  And when the Pharisees saw it they said unto his disciples,  Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
(12)  But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them,  They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
(13)  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.


I WILL HAVE MERCY, AND NOT SACRIFICE:

Brethren, let us not be too judgmental in other people affairs but give room for uncertainties of why others behave differently from us and pray for them to see things through right perspectives; we are free to express our opinions and concerns about ungodly attributes of this generation; but we can only effect changes if we express our opinions in positive ways, and not with judgmental or condemnations attitudes but with mercies and tender loving cares; we may effect positive changes and win lost souls into the faith in the righteousness of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior forever.

Case in point, in the above text, Jesus at the beginning of his ministry, set an example to all that he did not come to associate himself with only the righteous but also with sinners;  (i)  as Jesus sat at meat in the house, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples;  this is an example that he came for all humanity; though he knew he was a righteous son of the LORD of hosts; he did not disassociate himself from ungodly people but sat at the dinner table with them to bring them along into the faith; brethren, with thanksgiving holiday around the corner, are we willing to sit with sinners, poor and homeless, ungodly brothers and sisters to celebrate the feast of thanksgiving?  (ii) And when the Pharisees saw it they said unto his disciples,  Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?  Judgmental! some people are in habits of looking for fault in others, but are blindfolded on their positiveness; in this statement we can see clearly that the Pharisees were only looking for faults in whatever Jesus do to criticize, frustrate and tarnish his glory; in this case they found fault but did not see his goodness and mercies in embracing both publicans and sinners to his dinner table.


WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT:

Points to ponder, (a)  But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them,  They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick; that is, those who are already known the ways of the LORD and are walking in his righteousness are already children of lights and need not to be brought along into his will because they are already in his will; but he came for sinners who are still walking in darkness and have not known the ways of righteousness to receive salvation and eternity; so he embrace both sinners and righteous the same;  (b)  Jesus said unto the Pharisees, go ye and learn what that means;  "I will have mercy, and not sacrifice:  for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."  that is, Jesus came to earth to forgive sinners, not to pass judgement and condemn their souls but through him wrongdoers could know the right ways of life and turn away from their misdeeds and receive salvation and eternity.

Fruit of thought, in this world full of iniquities, let us always bear fruits of righteousness and look for good attributes in others; not the negatives aspects, though our flaws may show and others may see them; we are to encourage one another with brotherly love; if we have to reprove others, let us do so with wisdom and grace, so we do not lose souls that depends on us for encouragements; for whatever we choose to look for in others, that is what we will see in them, there is no one righteous on planet earth but we can emulate Christ by encouraging one another in the faith through the righteousness of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.


CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved, in today's text, the Pharisees chose not to see the goodness and mercies in Jesus Christ's sitting with sinners at his dinner table; but what was actually going on in their minds were to look for his faults so they could use his own doings and sayings against him; today, are we in positions where we are being watched around the clock to see and to know what we do or say so we can be judged on those issues?  let us not worry ourselves about busy bodies who take delight in finding faults with others; rather let us continue to do right and embrace one another with love regardless of where we are currently or where we have been in the past, it does not matter to Jesus Christ, therefore, let us emulate Christ and embrace all humanity with the same love of the Father, let us not judge one another but leave all judgement to Jesus Christ; let us beware, that there is a judgment day coming sooner than we thought when all souls shall face judgment; that day could be today, are we ready? however, let us pray for all those who are still in darkness to come along into the light for we ourselves were sinners through the lineage of Adam and Eve, but are now redeemed of the Lord by the saving blood of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and are enjoying grace freely and life everlasting.  Amen and Amen!


QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Matthew 7:1  Judge not, that ye be not judged.  For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged:  and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.