Today’s reading: Luke 5:29-39, 6:1-11

“And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭5:31-32‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Jesus says this with a bit of bite in his voice. He knows very well Psalm 14:1-3, he probably sang it at synagogue as a kid (“No one does good!”).

Also, he knew of what Paul would later write in Romans 3:12, 23 (“All have sinned.”).

This puts us all on the same level. There are not experts in righteousness. There are only those who realize their need to turn from sin and those who think they’ve already arrived. I guess their would be another large camp today that see no need at all for God. Maybe that is a good example of Psalm 14:1, fool territory.

God, help me to always realize where you’ve brought be from and give me the vision to see where you still want me to go in the area of repentance, turning over my life to you every day.