Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:17
Gracious Jesus, we are thrilled you’ve given us the permanent “health” of justification. We will never be more forgiven, righteous, and justified than we are in union with you. The Gospel is our declaration of a clean bill of righteousness-health. Hallelujah, and proceed to heal every aspect of our being, pillaged by the effects of sin.
Heal our thinking from the ever-present disease of unbelief—a congenital condition impacting everything we see, do, and choose. Grant us a greater measure of Gospel-sanity. We want to think from the perspective of eternity, and reason in line with the truth of the Gospel.
Heal our emotions from the malignancy of self-interest. We want godly anger, not destructive pouting. We want Gospel–joy, not mere circumstantial–happiness. We want godly grief, not more worldly sorrow (2 Corinthians 7:10).
Heal our choosing from systemic selfishness, the illusion of autonomy, and our addiction to self-aggrandizement. Jesus may your will be our bread, your grace our libation, and your glory our banquet.
Jesus, we are so thankful for the coming Day of our completed healing, including a resurrection body that will never (hallelujah!) wear out. Until then, continue to make us healthier by your truth, grace, and Spirit. So very Amen we pray, in your holy and healing name.