Mark 2:17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”(ESV)
Luke 18:13-14 (13)But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” (14)I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”(ESV)
Galatians 6:1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.(ESV)
The church was never meant to be a showroom for people pretending they were never sick. It was meant to be a hospital where the wounded are introduced to the only Healer who matters for eternity. But too often, the half-healed use the visibly broken as proof that they aren’t as bad as they could be. They look at someone else’s addiction, anger, failure, shame, or wreckage, and quietly thank God they aren’t like them. That’s not holiness. That’s pride wearing clean clothes. Jesus didn’t come to mock the bleeding. He came to call sinners. And the man who went home justified wasn’t the one who had the cleaner public record. It was the one broken enough to ask for mercy. So the question isn’t whether someone else looks worse than you. The question is whether you’re humble enough to ask for help, or still proud enough to judge those who do. Because when the bottle is empty, the distraction fails, the mask cracks, and the problem remains, the wounded should know they can turn toward the people of God without being met by a jury. They should find a stretcher team pointing them to Christ.
If you liked this message, tune in this weekend and I’ll point out something about the tower of Babel that most people have never seen before.
Walking With Christ 
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