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The Church Is a Hospital Full of Sick People

The church, however, is a hospital in which nobody is completely well, and anyone can relapse at any time. Pastors no less than others are weakened by pressure from the world, the flesh, and the devil, with their lures of profit, pleasure, and pride…pastors must acknowledge that they the healers remain sick and wounded and therefore need to apply the medicines of Scripture to themselves as well as to the sheep whom they tend in Christ’s name.
–J. I. Packer

This is certainly a quote that applies to me, but I think it is helpful for all of us to remember who we are in the light of Who God Is.

God is the only One who is completely well and even if He has made me well, I can relapse at any time due to the temptations that constantly pull me away from Him. We must all continually apply the medicine of His Word to our minds, our hearts, and our lives.