After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed Him.
Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to His disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
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I just can’t help but think about how the religious leaders spent all of their time with Jesus complaining and judging. They missed out on so much because they couldn’t get out of their own negative way. I know people like that today. You know, it’s hard to experience the full and abundant life Jesus has for us when we remain in a constant state of negativity. If we aren’t careful, we will miss out on so much as we focus on the negative thoughts, opinions, and flaws all day. You are a child of God! Have some positive energy today!
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