Matthew 9:12 But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. I. WE ARE ALL SICK. Many are our ailments. Sin the great malady. We need a Physician. The world has no medicines. II. WHAT A PHYSICIAN HE IS. 1. He is appointed of God (Isaiah 61:1). 2. He is adapted for it. Understands all cases. Neglects none. III. THE REMEDY. He makes use of many means of recovery. 1. Sometimes he makes use of the affections as a means of restoring health. How many have to trace that recovery to loss of a dear object! 2. Sometimes He makes use of a reproving conscience. 3. The main remedy is His own precious blood: (1) it is no small mercy to feel our spiritual malady; (2) the remedy must be received or our soul's sickness cannot be healed; (3) beware of false, superficial healing; (4) beware of losing the healing; (5) take heed of expecting a more perfect cure than scripture warrants; (6) admire the costliness of the remedy, its freeness, universality, and, above all, the Giver. (J. H. Evans, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. |
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