Matthew 9:9-12

Matthew 9:9-12 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. How many disciples did Jesus have? That’s right. Jesus had twelve disciples. And in our verses for today Jesus called Matthew to be His disciple. Matthew was excited to be chosen by the great teacher, so he held a party at his house. But no one liked the tax collectors. They were the lowest scoundrels in the community. So the only ones who Matthew knew to invite were other scoundrels just like Matthew was! And Jesus came to their party! But the religious uppity-ups looked down their noses at Jesus. “What business did Jesus have eating and socializing with sinners!?” they whispered among themselves. But Jesus klnew their wicked hearts! And he confronted them and said, “People who are well do not need a doctor, only those who are sick need the doctor.” And that is true. Jesus came to look for sinners. Good people do not need a Savior; only sinners. But, we are all sinners. We all need a Savior. And I am so glad that Jesus came. And I am glad that He came to seek out sinners, aren’t you?!