It's personal, isn't it? As you clearly highlighted, Jesus met everyone one at a time, responding to their individual situations. It's fascinating to think that this, and other scenarios, were "divine appointments"--Matthew's decision to follow Jesus, came at the right time, on time! And I've always loved that he decided to celebrate his decision to follow Jesus with a banquet: he wanted everyone else to know about the Messiah!
It's personal, isn't it? As you clearly highlighted, Jesus met everyone one at a time, responding to their individual situations. It's fascinating to think that this, and other scenarios, were "divine appointments"--Matthew's decision to follow Jesus, came at the right time, on time! And I've always loved that he decided to celebrate his decision to follow Jesus with a banquet: he wanted everyone else to know about the Messiah!
Beautiful story and great comments Chuck.
Loved this. Couldn't agree more.