Call of Matthew - Matthew 9:9-17

Do you remember when you first sensed Jesus saying to you, "Follow me?"  Did you listen to the call?  I don't think I listened very well.  I know that Jesus was after me for a long time before I even paid him any attention.  Of course, at the time I did not recognize the call, I didn't know what was going on.  I thank God that he kept after me.

He used other people, especially my grandparents.  He used difficult situations like grief, financial struggles, self-image issues as well as heart break but I still kept on handling it all by myself.  Then, wouldn't you know it, He used a child and a Vacation Bible School program to get my attention.

If only I had been like Matthew, and got right up and followed Jesus. "As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him." (Matthew 9:9)  How much more fulfilling and fruitful would my life had been.  But, it is important that I acknowledge how God kept after me.  He still keeps after me.  Just because I now know and love and follow Him, He still keeps after me.

I am writing these devotionals because He is still saying, "Follow me."  He is still after my best interests and wanting me to follow Him to glory.  What's your story?

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