Jesus makes the target of his mission clear.
Religious Jews would have been shocked that the Messiah was spending time with sinners and not cozying up to religious leaders.
God is interested in reaching out to sin-sick people and will not be dissuaded by the self-righteous.
Self-righteous religion only smells right to the righteous. To everyone else it stinks to high heaven.
Care about loving Jesus and helping others to do the same.
Don’t be afraid to reach out to the sin-sick and hurting. Its messy but worth it.
Jesus, help me to love and serve the people who you love and serve.
