Why did Jesus select the 12 disciples that He did? Wouldn’t it have been better to select people that knew the Torah and would we able to just use their knowledge of the law to understand where Jesus came from and why He was there? Perhaps a few celebrities and maybe an army general added in could have had much more impact! Why go and get 12 ragamuffins to be you closest friends? The locals couldn’t stand tax collectors and Matthew was a tax collector; and that’s only 1 of the 12!

Jesus said in the Book of Matthew, in chapter 9, that only sick people need doctors, and He came for those that are spiritually sick; the sinners. Not the righteous. Are there people that don’t need Jesus? No. But there are plenty of people that think they don’t need Jesus because life is good for them and their success is their God. You can’t tell them anything, because they rely on themselves and their own success.

Do you know anyone like that? What do you think will happen to them if they lose all their wealth, or they lose that well-paying job and are left with very little? How will THAT change them?

Jesus came to this earth to save us all from the death that our sin will inevitably bring. He came to set us free (John 8:36), every single one of us, because we ALL need it (Romans 3:12).

Don’t let your success be you god, don’t let your selfishness be your god; let JESUS be your God, and receive new life. (Romans 6:23)

God Bless

Brad

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