Friday, October 12, 2012

Jesus, A Life Changer

Good Morning!! As we read the Bible, it seems that one of God's attributes, along with being immutable and impeccable, is that He is unpredictable,...and never more so than in His choice of the men to write the books of the New Testament. Of the twelve apostles, none was a more notorious sinner than Matthew (Levi). He was a publicans (tax collector) which was classified with harlots, (21:31) and heathens, (18:17)...by Matthew himself. Yet, Jesus saw Levi sitting at the receipt of custom, performing his notorious job, and called him then and there to His service! And with simple, deep faith, Matthew responds,...he left everything.

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, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.Luke 5:27-28 (NIV)

Here was a man who forsook a lucrative position, for a lowly person named Jesus. He not only left behind his livelihood, but his former lifestyle as well,...for Jesus. He left everything connected with his sinful past and followed Him. Jesus says, in  John 10:27, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me." This man went from sitting at the seat of custom, to sitting at a feast (at his own expense) in honor of Jesus, (Luke 5:29)...from grasping at everything, to leaving it all,...from self-promoter, to self-effacing,...from publican of Herod, to publisher of the gospel.

True faith leaves all in order to follow the Savior,...this is the life-transforming power, of faith in Jesus Christ.

My Lord, My God, allow us to be such people of faith, that our past only make a greater case for your life changing power. Amen.

"We don't have to work to come up with a word from God; we simply have to trust the Word He has already given us." 

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