Matthew 9:9--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.
Before I came to believe in Jesus in 2001, I was a wretched human being. I am hardly proud of the person that I was. Fortunately, God had different plans for me. He finally got my attention and won my heart. Jesus offered the same request to me that he had offered 2000 years before to his disciples and followers. "Follow me." The Divine takes special interest in turning the wretched into the righteous. All we need to do is follow Jesus. It took me years to realize this, but I'm so glad I did. I never had to make myself perfect to be eligible to follow Jesus. I can't make myself perfect; only Jesus can do that. All I need to do is accept His gift of grace and start following in His footsteps.
Still, 8 years later, I sometimes don't feel like I'm any closer to Christ than when I started on my journey with Him. I think sometimes I focus too much on perfection and less on grace. God needs to remind me that His grace is sufficient for me. Then I just need to get back to the basics and follow Jesus. What did Jesus do? Then that is the life I need to imitate.
Have you already accepted God's gift of grace? Are you following Jesus? Human nature seeks to attain perfection, but we don't need to. God will meet you where you are. Just remember Jesus' call to "Follow me." He didn't set prerequisites on following Him. All He wants is a heart that desires to follow Him.
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