Rev. Don Campbell

Jesus ate with sinners, preferring their company to that of the hypocrites. However, we go astray if we believe that this preference was because he embraced their lifestyle over
that of true believers. Jesus fellowshipped with sinners because he had a mission. When Jesus was criticized for eating with sinners, he responded: “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” (Luke 5:31-32).

When seeking to rescue others from the clutches of Satan, we must be willing to get our hands dirty and run some risks while trusting God. However, if we do not want to company with the committed regularly, we will either drain our spiritual batteries of power or be seduced by the lifestyle of the conceited. It is for this reason that we should “consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:24-25).