Jesus come for the sinners into repentance.

That is the glorious, foundational mission of Christ—not for the righteous, but for the broken. Here is a poem celebrating that beautiful truth.

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For the Sinners

He did not come for palaces of gleaming gold, Or for the righteous stories that the Pharisees told. He did not come to honor those already whole, But for the sick,the scarred, the struggling soul.

Jesus came for the sinners into repentance.

He came for the one who knows they've lost their way, For the one with no good words left to say. For the thief who hung in shame upon the tree, Who whispered,"Remember me."

“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” —Luke 5:31-32

He came for the woman trembling by the well, For the sinner saved from stones,from a living hell. He came for the taxman in the sycamore tree, Who sought,just for a moment, the Savior to see.

He came for the denier, who would weep at dawn, For the one whose faith was fragile,nearly gone. He came for the doubter who needed to touch His side— For all of us,in whom our own strength has died.

“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.” —1 Timothy 1:15

So let the broken-hearted lift their eyes, Hear the compassion in His gentle cries. He calls not to the proud,but to the bent, Jesus came for the sinners into repentance.

This is the joy, the overwhelming grace, That we have a Savior who sought our place. He entered our darkness,our mess, and our pain, To make the foulest clean,to make the dead live again.

Come, all you who are weary and heavy-laden, Come,you who feel forsaken, hope-abandoned. The door is open,the call is clear and present: Jesus came for the sinners into repentance.

Amen.