The King Who Calls

Jesus shocked everyone by calling Matthew, a despised tax collector, to follow Him. Matthew immediately left his lucrative but hated profession and threw a dinner party, inviting Jesus and his former colleagues together. When religious leaders criticized Jesus for eating with sinners, He responded that healthy people don't need a doctor - sick people do. Jesus came to call those who know they are sinners, not those who think they are righteous. Matthew's transformation from outcast to ambassador shows us that God calls the unlikely and transforms them into callers who reach their circles of influence.