Jesus cleans up the DIRTY

From Luke 5:27-32
If you have been following along with this series in Luke, you might notice that Levi is the 4th person to be called to follow Jesus so far in Luke’s narrative. Peter, James, and John were first, and now we have Levi joining the ranks of early followers. The first three, Peter, James and John, all belonged to a respected social group - they worked to earn a living as fishermen. Levi on the other hand, was a tax collector. He was complicit as a cog in the Roman machine of oppression. Tax collectors would line their pockets by stealing from the pockets of the working class like these fishermen. But here - but here we see - that Jesus even calls Levi to be one of his own.
I’ve got 3 quick observations to consider today - and I’ll post one line for each of these three things in the comments below. So scroll down there and consider what you can reflect on today.
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1) We are all sinners. Are you letting Jesus change the ugly parts of you or keeping them tucked away? 2) Both the fisherman and the sinner were called to the same thing: leaving everything and following Jesus. In what ways is your life reoriented around Jesus? 3) Who are the “sick” around you? What does reaching out to them look like?

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Thankk you for this lesson today, the questions and the enlightenment that brings. I will be thinking about these as the day unfolds. Love, peace and blessings 🙏❤️

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The Lord Jesus meets us in our mess but He doesn’t leave us there. In His mercy and love He heals us. I realise I need Jesus because I am sick.

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Way to keep it simple. Focusing on the dirty parts and reorientating today with Jesus

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For Mathew (Levi) it was Literal, and for the fishermen, they had nothing except for a couple poles and a boat.

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Isn’t the tax collector Matthew?

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Hey Kevin! Most likely yes! In this account the name is Levi so that is how we refer to him.

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