Jesus Cares!

“If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”

John 4:10 NLT

“Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”

John 8:11 NKJV

“Follow me!”

Matthew 9:9 NIV

“Healthy people don’t need a doctor – sick people do… For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

Matthew 9:12-13 NLT

Jesus invites us to follow Him. We don’t have to clean ourselves up first. We can’t. Only a life-giving relationship with Jesus can change our hearts. Only He can heal our deep wounds and empower us to overcome sinful habits. He didn’t reject the woman at the well because she had five husbands and is now shacking up with some other guy. He offered her Living Water. Jesus didn’t condemn the woman caught in adultery. He acknowledged her sin and confronted her accusers with their own stuff. He empowered her to go and sin no more. Jesus didn’t look at Matthew with contempt the same way the others did. They saw him as a tax-collector who betrayed his own people. Jesus saw him as a precious soul worth saving. He took a lot of flack for reaching out to some pretty messed up people. That didn’t stop Him. They were the ones He came for.

There are many others in Scripture who were suffering through no fault of their own. The woman with the issue of blood… The demon possessed boy who convulsed and was thrown into the fire… The man laying at the pool of Bethesda for 38 years… Society tends to overlook people like them. Jesus doesn’t. He noticed them. He met them in their struggle. He brought healing.

If you can relate to the many people in Scripture that were bound by sin or suffering, there is hope. Come to our next session of Living Waters. We understand. We’ve been there. Our leadership team will walk with you to Jesus. Instead of condemnation, you’ll find forgiveness. Instead of despair, you’ll find hope. Our next Living Waters group is starting soon and registration is now open. Call us today at 586.739.5114. Let Jesus heal your heart.

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But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.

Romans 5:8 NLT

Who Cares? God Cares!

Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. - James 1:27 NLT

Who cares about a poor widow woman and her kid? God does! Widows and orphans were among the lowest on the cultural ladder in ancient Israel, yet God sent Elijah to a destitute widow woman and her son during a famine [1 Kings 17]. The Lord supernaturally kept them alive by multiplying the oil and flour so that she could continue to make bread and survive. Just lately it hit me. God didn’t send some obscure servant to minister to them. He sent the most important prophet in all of Israel to a widow woman and her son living outside of Israel. God cares about a poor widow and her kid. He loves them very much.

Maybe you aren’t exactly a widow with no income trying to feed a hungry kid during a famine, but maybe you feel just as low on today’s cultural ladder as she did. Who cares about a woman who was sexually abused as a child and just can’t break away from her third abusive boyfriend? Who cares about a man who is covered in shame because he keeps hooking up with other guys through dating apps during the week, but looks holy and squeaky-clean sitting next to his wife in church every Sunday? Who cares about some teen girl who hates her body and is secretly searching the internet trying to figure out how to get testosterone? Sometimes the attitudes of ambivalence and animosity even creep into the church. Who cares about these people? God does! He cares about His people even when they are steeped in sin. He sent the prophet Nathan to lead King David to repentance and restoration. God cares about an adulterer who killed one of His most faithful warriors to cover up his sin. God cares about people who are trapped in sexual sin. He cares about those who were abused. God cares! And so do we at Reconciliation Ministries!

Reconciliation Ministries is here for you. We offer low cost and scholarshipped licensed professional counseling, mental health coaching, inner healing prayer, recovery programs, and more. Contact us today via phone at 586.739.5114, or via email at info@recmin.org. We are here for you.