Luke 5:27-28
“After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. ‘Follow me,’ Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.
Reflection
Here is another example of Jesus calling one of his inner core of disciples. Levi, whom we call Matthew, was a tax collector and Jesus called him to follow. We can begin to see a pattern emerging here. When Matthew received Jesus call to follow him we are told that he left everything and followed Jesus. Matthew didn’t hesitate one iota. He left everything and responded to Jesus. When Matthew responded right at that moment what did he leave behind? We can guess that he left considerable wealth and a fairly comfortable way of life. He didn’t even think about it. He responded immediately and left everything behind. Reflect on what you have had to walk away from in order to follow Jesus. Have we left anything behind or do we try to take it all with us?
