1.  Jesus pursues us while we are not okay.  

Matthew 9:9 (NIV)
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth.  “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

Romans 5:8 (NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  

2.  Jesus desires to be a part of our lives while we are not okay. 

Matthew 9:9b
Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

3.  Jesus will help us clean up what is not ok.

Matthew 9:10 (NIV)
While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house…

The message of Jesus is come messed up not go clean up.  

Matthew 9:10 (NIV)
While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.

Matthew 9:11 (NIV)
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”  

Matthew 9:12 (NIV)
On hearing this, Jesus answered them it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.