He is attracted to our weakness

He is attracted to our weakness.

In Mark 2:14-17 we read that Jesus meets Levi and invites him to follow Him. Levi leaves his tax-collecting job (which the Jews despised tax collectors and their occupation.) and opens his house and heart to the Savior. When Jesus comes to Levi’s house He is welcomed by a house full of tax collectors. The Pharisees are offended and are shocked that Jesus was in Levi’s house with a bunch of Tax Collectors. They say, “why does He eat with sinners.” Jesus response is …. “I did not come call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” And in these simple but profound words, we see that Jesus is attracted to our weakness.
I liken it to having a “Mega Magnet” and having a “Mini Magnet”. If you try to connect the positive pole to the positive pole, they will continue to repel each other. But if you connect the positive pole to the negative pole then you have an attraction. So it is, if we come to our Lord with our self righteousness, our arrogant thoughts of self and “me-centered” point of view, we will be like two positive poles coming close but are so quick to repel. But when we come to Jesus as we really are, sinners, frail, unable souls; we find His arms wide open and receptive. And we become strong by His might and not by ours.
The Apostle Paul put it this way – “When I am weak, then He is strong.”
What is your weakness? What are you suffering with? What breaks your heart? What do you see as impossible to accomplish? When you acknowledge this before the Lord and humbly come to Him, He draws you to Him self (Like that Mega Magnet’s positive pole drawing a Mini Magnet when it’s pole is negative). When I had cancer, I came to realize this truth again and to be embraced by our Savior is a most blessed thing. In our time of suffering and struggles, call upon the Lord Jesus in humility and He promises to draw you to Himself and shower grace upon you. James 4:6-10 confirms this promise too.