Is There a Doctor in the House?

Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them. And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, “Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Jeremiah 8:21–22 NKJV

For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt. I am mourning; Astonishment has taken hold of me. Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery For the health of the daughter of my people?

The Problem

We are all familiar with a sudden health crisis in a public place and the call, “Is there a doctor in the house?” If we were to face such a health crisis, it is nice to know there is a doctor in the house!

“Houston, We Have a Problem”

These were the paraphrased words by Astronaut John (“Jack”) Swigert of Apollo 13 on April 13, 1970 after the three astronauts realized an oxygen tank explosion had crippled their spacecraft and vented most of their oxygen into space. This oxygen was needed for breathing and electric power. Through the help of mission control, they improvised life-saving measures that enabled them to safely splash down four days later in the South Pacific Ocean on April 17.

“Earth, We Have a Problem!”

Strife, division, anger, hated, racism, competitive jealousy, anxiety, fear, greed, lying, corruption, litigation, blasphemy, lust, immorality, pornography, incest, rape, sex trafficking, adultery, separation, divorce, lawlessness, anarchy, mobs, riots, terrorism, wars, rumors of wars, joblessness, economic distress, uncertainty, political hostility, propaganda, political and religious persecution, pandemics, disease, death.

Unfortunately, there is no doctor on earth that can cure these systemic problems.

“God, I have a problem!”

What problems are you facing today?

We all face problems that generate fear, rob us of our peace, and threaten our lives, security, marriage, children, finances, health, and mental and emotional sanity.

Humanity’s problem is not new.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 NKJV

That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.

Man does not learn the lessons of history and of his own depravity. Therefore, the downward spiral of mankind is predictably repetitive.

“What’s your problem?”

The problem is not what is wrong “outside”.

The problem is what is wrong “inside”—in our hearts.

Matthew 15:19–20 NKJV

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

The problem is sin

The sin of Adam—the curse of the Fall

Our own sin against God

Psalm 51:3–4 NKJV

For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.

Our sin nature

There is something wrong with us! There is something broken within us!

We and the entire human race are dying from a pandemic of sin!

The Physician

We need Someone who can diagnose the problem.

We need Someone who will tell us the truth.

We need Someone who can cure us.

Jesus is our Great Physician. He alone can cure us!

The Prognosis

Prognosis: The prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case.” (MW Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Ed.)

What is the prognosis of our sin?

The curse of the Fall—the loss of God’s blessing.

The curse of the Law—the penalty of the curse.

Death—Physical and spiritual death—the execution of God’s justice.

The Prescription

God’s Love: God’s offer to help us through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:8 NKJV

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Cross of Christ: The cure secured.

The blood of Jesus shed to pay the penalty of our sin.

The death of Jesus to break the power of sin in our lives.

Repentance: Admitting and turning from our sin.

Luke 5:31–32 NKJV

Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Repentance is a change in the lifestyle of sin that is the source of our problem.

Stop doing what is killing you!

Faith: Our trust in the Person and Work of Jesus Christ.

Acts 16:31 NKJV

So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Grace: The gift of salvation.

Ephesians 2:8–9 NKJV

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

There is a Doctor in the house!

His name is JESUS

Don’t ignore the Great Physician’s prognosis of your sin.

Don’t refuse the Great Physican’s cure

WARNING: SIN HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN DECLARED A PANDEMIC!

Heaven has officially declared the sin virus to be a pandemic! The sin virus is 100% fatal. There are no cases of survival. It is too late to avoid it. Every human being has already been infected and tested positive. Earth is officially quarantined. All travel to heaven has been banned to those with the sin virus. Governments have secured no vaccine and the medical community has provided no cure. Religious sanitizers have no power over the sin virus. No amount of toilet paper can clean up the mess. Fear and Death are the certain winners. There is, however, good news! The God of heaven has chosen to graciously intervene in this pandemic. He has dispatched His only Son, Jesus Christ, to combat the sin virus. Jesus took upon Himself the sin virus and went to the Cross to obtain a cure. Amazingly His shed blood has proven to be the only cure for the sin virus. It has a 100% success rate. As heaven's Great Physician, Jesus stands ready to administer the cure to all who will believe, call upon Him, and receive. Those who have come to Him have been completely cured and are in the process of full recovery. The cured are eager to share the good news with others infected with the sin virus. Sadly, some remain in denial of their condition while others doubt the cure. Some carriers with lesser symptoms still trust in religious sanitizers as they distance themselves from carriers with greater symptoms. Heaven has declared that time is running out. Carriers of the sin virus are urged to receive the cure now before it is too late. Heaven stands ready to receive all who have been cured. (Written by Pastor E. Keith Hassell, 2020)