Jesus answered them, Healthy people dont need a doctor--sick people do. Luke 5:31 Observation: Jesus is talking to the Pharisees and the other religious leaders about eating with the Tax Collectors. The Tax Collectors were hated, especially the ones that were Jewish, because they cheated their own people. Application: Jesus loves us all. He is especially precious to those that know they are sinners and have fallen into a dark hole. Celebrate Recovery teaches Eight Principles out of darkness and into the Light of Jesus. Principle One: Realize Im not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing, and my life is unmanageable. Blessed are the poor in spirit. (Matthew 5:3) Principle Two: Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to him and that he has the power to help me recover. Blessed are those who morn, for they will be comforted. (Matthew 5:4) Principle Three: Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christs care and control. Blessed are the meek. (Matthew 5:5) Principle Four: Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God and to someone I trust. Blessed are the pure in heart. (Matthew 5:8) Principle Five: Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask him to remove my character defects. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. (Matthew 5:6) Principle Six: Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm Ive done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others. Blessed are the merciful. (Matthew 5:7). Blessed are the peacemakers. (Matthew 5:9) Principle Seven: Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading and prayer in order to know God and his will for my life and gain the power to follow his will. Principle Eight: Yield myself to God to be used to bring this good news to others, both by my example and by my words. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness. (Matthew 5:10) Prayer: Dear Jesus, I lift up to you those who are hurting and needing help. You are our Great Physician. You are our light in the darkness. You are the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through you. Help us look to you always and hang on to you with everything we have. Amen
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