Mark 2:17

Grace, amazing grace, is the blessing of God on an unworthy people.

We are all in need of our Savior, Jesus Christ. In Him and with Him nothing is impossible.

All glory belongs to our triune God!

John 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

The old covenant points us to our need for God's redemption, which He gave to us in Christ. When we understand the glory of the new covenant, we have hope, confidence and boldness because of the gift we've been given. We were once condemned by our inability to keep God's law, but now we have been set free to enjoy new life in Christ (2 Corinthians 3:17).

Have you accepted the salvation offered by God in the new covenant? Or are you still trying to prove yourself to God on the basis of your own righteousness? You don't have to keep striving under a burden of law-keeping in the ministry of death. Jesus Christ died to give you new life because of His righteousness given to you (2 Corinthians 5:21). 

But even in His people's failure, God was faithful (Jeremiah 31:3). He sent His prophets to give His promise of restoration to Israel (Jeremiah 30:1-3). God also promised a new, everlasting covenant that would be unlike the covenant the people broke (Jeremiah 31:31-32). God would write His law on the hearts of His people, forgive their sin, and cause them to dwell in safety (Jeremiah 31:33-34;  Jeremiah 32:38-41). First5 

God is present in the commonplace, in the weak, the flawed, the untidy. And even there, our values—gentleness, humility, charity, interior simplicity—tether us. SabbathMoments 

Matthew 6:34 says (The Message), “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” God is leading you. Leave tomorrow’s problems until tomorrow. Max Lucado

Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them,  “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” The New King James Version

In this instance Jesus was speaking tongue-in-cheek when He used the word righteous. None are righteous, though some, such as the Pharisees, fancied themselves as such. Instead, Christ came to call sinners to repentance. Jesus did not condone the activities of sinners, but required repentance—a change of mind that recognizes the need of a Savior and recognizes Jesus Christ as the only Savior. The NKJV Study Bible

He is simply pointing out that the call to repentance and offering of forgiveness are for those who need it—sinners. Faithlife Study Bible

Matthew 9:12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Matthew 9:13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Luke 5:31 Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Luke 5:32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Luke 19:10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”