Jesus, the divine doctor, needs the sick

“Those who are healthy do not need a doctor, but the sick do it. I did not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners. " Luke 5: 31–32

What would a doctor do without patients? What if no one is sick? The poor doctor would be out of business. Therefore, in a sense, it is fair to say that a doctor needs the sick to fulfill his role.

The same could be said of Jesus. He is the Savior of the world. What if there were no sinners? So the death of Jesus would have been in vain and his mercy would not have been necessary. Therefore, in a sense, we can conclude that Jesus, like the Savior of the world, needs sinners. He needs those who have strayed from Him, violated the Divine Law, violated their own dignity, violated the dignity of others and acted selfishly and sinfully. Jesus needs sinners. Because? Because Jesus is the Savior and a Savior must save. A Savior needs those who must be saved to save! I got it?

This is important to understand, because when we do this, we will suddenly realize that coming to Jesus, with the filth of our sin, brings great joy to His Heart. Bring joy, because he is able to fulfill the mission entrusted to him by the Father, exercising his mercy as the one and only Savior.

Allow Jesus to fulfill his mission! Let me offend you mercy! You do this by admitting your need for mercy. You do this by coming to Him in a vulnerable and sinful state, unworthy of mercy and worthy only of eternal damnation. Coming to Jesus in this way allows him to fulfill the mission that was given to him by the Father. It allows him to manifest, in a concrete way, his Heart of abundant mercy. Jesus "needs" you to fulfill his mission. Give him this gift and let him be your merciful Savior.

Reflect today on God's mercy from a new perspective. Look at it from the perspective of Jesus as the Divine Physician who wishes to fulfill his healing mission. Realize that he needs you to fulfill his mission. He needs you to admit your sin and be open to His healing. In this way, you allow the gates of mercy to pour out abundantly in our days and times.

Dear Savior and Divine Doctor, I thank you for coming to save and heal. I thank you for your ardent desire to manifest your mercy in my life. Please, humble me so that I am open to your healing touch and that, through this gift of salvation, allow you to manifest your Divine Mercy. Jesus I believe in you.