Passage
Luke 5:27-32
Victorious Soldiers of Christ
Psalm 18:31-50
Key Verse: 18:39
For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
you made those who rise against me sink under me.
The Calling of Levi
Date: Dec. 19, 2019
Daily Bread
Key Verse: Luke 5:32
1. Follow me (27-28)
Jesus next saw a tax collector named Levi. Perhaps his parents hoped he would grow up as a servant of God and a holy priest. Levi abandoned his people, his culture and his religion in order to benefit from being a tax collector. To others he looked like a hopeless betrayer of God. But Jesus saw differently. He said, "Follow me." When Levi heard these words, he left everything and began a new life following Jesus.
2. To call sinners (29-32)
Levi celebrated his new life by holding a great banquet, where he invited many other tax collectors, along with Jesus. The Jewish leaders complained that Jesus was associating with sinners. They felt righteous, but they could not be righteous by disassociating themselves from "sinners." Jesus alone makes us righteous. He takes away our sins. He calls us to follow him. This is repentance.
Prayer: Lord, I am in desperate need of healing. Thank you for calling me to follow you daily.
One Word: Follow Jesus
