[Trae Johnson]

When I read Jesus’s words in Mark 2:17, I find myself among the sick He came to heal. It is easy to notice weakness in the church, but harder to admit weakness in my own heart. I have had seasons where I claimed Christ and did all the Christian things, yet lived without spiritual power. It is in those moments I realize how deeply I need the Great Physician. Jesus did not come for those pretending to be strong, but for people like me who are willing to admit their need.

The more I think about the state of the church, the more I realize how easily my own heart drifts. I often want convenience instead of conviction and comfort instead of holiness. But Jesus keeps calling me back to surrender. If I am spiritually sick, I do not need to try harder; I need to lay my sins and burdens into the hands of the One who heals completely. Today I choose to stop resisting His care and let Him cleanse, strengthen, and restore every weary part of my soul.