Matthew 9
Jesus
Calls Matthew
Or
better yet, “calling all sinners.” Jesus had His pick of many to
select for His service, and He chose a well known “sinner,” a
treacherous character, with a day job that made it legal for him to
steal.
“But
when he heard it, he said, 'Those who are well have no need of a
physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I
desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the
righteous, but sinners.”
God
is pleading, that we'd truly grasp repentance over pretending.
How
we should post this on the door of our churches! What a truth we fail
to grasp!
There
is always room in the kingdom for a soul seeking reconciliation, no
matter how grievous its offenses or how long its taken to realize
their wrongdoing.
May
we never consider ourselves too holy to associate with those who
appear worse than us, for the reality is: we are all in need of God's
mercy.
We
are all sinners, that's the ash and beauty of our faith: we our
totally depraved, unable to breath without sinning...but we get to be
the recipients of God's sweet grace.
The
grace of God tells us we always have a home, and are always welcome
at the table of Christ.
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