I Need To See A Doctor

“….He said to them, those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick…..For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” ---- Matthew 9:12-13




When was the last time you had yourself checked into your health centre for a check-up? Oh! I bet you only see your GP when you experience discomfort within your body system. This suggests that those who are well and of good health need not consult a doctor.

I recently came across a rather interesting piece on the duties of an eye doctor to a patient who complains of certain eye problems. The article got me thinking and as a result, I concluded that Jesus Christ does perform similar functions to a doctor. Here’s the extract:

“There are many things to ask to assess someone’s eye condition. It is important to do a thorough interview as well as examination to get the correct diagnosis. A patient might be asked depending on their condition these questions. Do they have vision loss? Is it painful? Does it look like there is a curtain coming down over the eye? Is the pain sudden in onset, or has it been there a long time?” --- http://www.ideau.org/when-you-need-to-see-the-eye-doctor.html

When an individual begins to react to these or any sort of discomfort outside of their normal body conditions, it is most likely that such body is reacting to a change either internally or externally. These feelings are called symptoms and they help in diagnosing the nature of such sickness or disease.

Many Christians today especially the youths are experiencing what I call the “SID Syndrome” which means Sin In Disguise. Many are living in sin but the symptoms they manifest are recognized in the society and by the media and entertainment world as the norm! Consequently, many have not yet presented themselves for an X-ray under the Light of the Holy Spirit, which means many youths have continued to live in their sins.

Let’s briefly discuss how the underlined words above relate to us Christians today.

Thorough Interview: until we present ourselves before our Lord Jesus to answer the questions of sin issues we are facing, we stand no chance of being cleansed from them through His blood. At least, we need to explain to Him our challenges for Him to tell us what we are doing wrong or those things that have caused defects in us. He really wants to help you overcome your sins so that you can become one with Him because He loves you.

Examination: He’s willing to check you critically [spiritually, emotionally & physically] because He knows you inside out even beyond what you can tell Him in your prayers. He will tell you the reasons behind your depravity.

Diagnosis: this is the moment of truth. He tells you even your hidden sins in other for you to repent of them and embrace His grace and love for a new live in Him. Not only does He highlight your wrong ways, He also explains the causes i.e. those things or relationships that you are still associated with that corrupts you. The last part of the process of course is Prescription.

Prescription: the only thing that guarantees you a prescription at anytime is being able to present yourself right before your doctor [Jesus] whenever you sense a discomfort in your life. His lines are open 24/7 to grant your request. At this point, He has no other choice but to prescribe to you solution that will restore wellness into your being.

So what are you waiting for? Pick up the phone and dial the Kingdom line to engage God in prayer for an honest diagnosis and prescription to any persisting symptoms.


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NO MORE A SINNER

Yes, it’s true; you’re no more a sinner from the moment you gave your life to Christ. I mean from the day you accepted Him as your Lord and personal saviour.

Read this: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” --- Romans 5:8

You need to study carefully the above verse to get the revelation within. Basically, the Scripture explains that Christ died for us while we were “once” sinners. This shows that we were sinners before Christ died for us and we couldn’t have remained sinners after His death; since that would have nullified and made the blood of Jesus of no effect. But since that isn’t the case, the underlined statement in the verse above has only one meaning to it; that, we were once sinners before Christ died for us but now we have been made right with Him and we are now the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!!!

That is why verse 19 makes it even clearer: “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.” You were made sinner through Adam but through Jesus you were reinstated to your original position in God (reconciled) and that is why the verse says many “…many will be made righteous” and in fact, now is the time, after the resurrection of Jesus - we have become the righteousness of God.

I know you still sometimes sin but you’re not regarded as a sinner as long as you truly and genuinely gave your life to Christ! If this is the case, the sins you commit are not sins that you deliberately get yourself into because the body of sin (carnal body) as been done away with and you have been made free from sin. What you are experiencing is a maturity challenge and all you need is to attain a spiritual maturity of sonship by the renewing of your mind and cleansing by the Word of God.

“….How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin.” --- Romans 6:2-7.

You need to read that again! “How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” Absolutely impossible! Let me prove this to you. Please understand that legal claims only have power over a person as long as he is alive. So also is a woman bound by law to her husband as long as he lives; but the moment her husband dies, she is loosed and discharged from the law concerning her husband (Read Romans 7:1-6). So, the same thing is applicable to you. You have now undergone death to sin through the crucified body of Christ and you are no longer married to (slaves of) sin but now you have been delivered from the law of sin and freed from sin, having died to what you were held by. Therefore, there is no way you can be regarded as a sinner before God.

No way! You are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

It is one of the deceits of the devil for you to see yourself as a sinner before God. I have heard many people pray like this, “Lord have mercy upon your servant, a sinner”. That is praying amiss, without the knowledge of the Word of God and God is not committed to answering such ill-conceived prayers. Regardless of the number of times you sin, you must always see yourself as the righteousness of God although this is not a license to sin and don’t misinterpret me that I said you can sin as much as you want. No! You cannot continue in sin that grace may abound. Certainly not! (Romans 6:1-2) However, you need to know as underlined in the Scripture above that you have been freed from sin because you died with Him. You really need that understanding.

From now on, begin to see yourself as the express image of God – created and loved by God for His good purpose. Always thank Him for His grace upon your life through His beloved Son, Jesus Christ. If you can comprehend all you’ve read up to this point, then you will love Him more and even flee from sin by His grace because grace is not a license to sin; rather, it teaches us to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts and to embrace a sober, righteous and godly life in this present age (Titus 2:11-12).