• Grace And Matthew

  Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 12, 2013 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Luke 5:27-31

  Tags:  Grace, Jesus Christ

  Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

GRACE AND MATTHEW

These days people don't know Matthew as a failure and embarrassment who sold his soul to the Romans for a job. We know Matthew as a follower of Jesus who wrote the first book of the New Testament. It's important to understand that the grace of God doesn't simply invite us to follow ... it teaches us to follow. Just because Matthew left his past behind and started following didn't mean he was perfect. Far from it. Even after we decide to follow Jesus, we continue to need his grace for the journey. There are plenty of days where I find myself living as a fan, but each morning I receive the same grace-filled invitation that Jesus spoke to Matthew: "Follow me."

Kyle Idleman, "Not a Fan" (p. 125)