“As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew sitting in the tax collector’s office; and He said to him, “Follow Me!” (Matthew 9:9b, NASB)

One day Jesus was walking when He saw a man, Matthew, sitting performing his job, which happened to be that of collecting taxes. Jesus told him to follow Him, and Matthew did just that – he got up and followed Him.

Later on, upon Matthew’s invitation, Jesus went to have dinner at Matthew’s house, which caused quite a stir among the Pharisees. They could not understand how Jesus could sit with the likes of Matthew.

Jesus addressed the true condition of their hearts which were rooted in self-righteousness …

“But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. Now go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Matthew 9: 12-13, NASB)

These words have prompted the following thoughts and questions.

I hope you will join me at Woman to Woman Ministries HERE and look at three provoking questions I have been pondering lately.

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