Luke 5:27 New International Version (NIV)
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector
by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said
to him,
After capturing the hearts of the crowd, Jesus now calls
another disciple, Levi (Matthew). Two things are significant about this
calling. First, Jesus called someone no other religious leader would have
chosen, a tax collector and Roman sympathizer — to any Jew of Jesus' era,
Matthew would have seemed very much like a traitor to his heritage and to his
faith. Second, the tax collector followed, leaving behind his livelihood and
his fortune. This is a powerful reminder that there is no one we should write
off as unreachable with the Gospel and as unusable by our Lord.
Thought for today:
Am I completely and freely willing to follow God
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