Matthew the Tax Collector

Happy Monday!  As we prepare to walk out the door this morning and walk into the work world, I urge you to have Jesus on your mind.

The book of Matthew is the gospel of Jesus. This was recorded by a man named Matthew. His career was being a tax collector. Most Jews disliked and despised tax collectors … but not Jesus!

Jesus consistently accepted people from every level of society and still does. Matthew responded to Jesus call to follow Him immediately and was given a new life!

Who would of thought that Matthew’s God-given skills of record keeping and attention to detail would be given a new purpose!  The Gospel that bears his name came as a result of him saying YES to following Jesus.

Can you imagine…Matthew choose to up and leave his career instantly?  The amount of trust, obedience and love he had for the Lord was immeasurable!  It is a lesson for me this Monday morning for sure! Thank you Jesus!!

God has no less meaningful PURPOSE for each one of us as he did for Matthew. Matthew did not know when he left his career to follow Jesus he would record and tell the greatest story ever lived!

I am not advocating we all go into work today and leave our careers, but here is a question for you to ponder… Have you  recognized Jesus saying to you, “follow me?”  What has been your response?

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Love you all and Happy Monday,

Lisa