First Jesus calls four hard-working fellows who gainfully pursued an honorable occupation. But then He up and calls one of those tax collector “things”!

Suppose you had been one of the fishermen. Would you have been aghast and insulted that Jesus would have called Matthew just as readily as He called you? I wonder how many of us would have resisted the preposterous notion that we follow Jesus in the company of a publican.

Aren’t we so strange, vain, and arrogant? I mean, just how good do we think we are, anyway?! Think about it…

Are we such better company
for the glorious, sinless One?

(An excerpt of a piece originally written in early 2002 for publication by Christian Light Publications: Jesus Heals and Calls)

As I have loved you…

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