Wednesday 

Dinner with Levi

     Jesus was a man who called sinners, not just to repentance but to follow Him…..to dine with Him and to break bread with Him. 

    Levi, was a tax collector who stole from the poor and gave to the rich. He had a quota to fill and send to Rome and any money left over he kept for himself. 

     Needless to say Levi was not very popular and had no compassion or mercy for others. 

   Jesus however did.  So he had dinner with Levi which shocked the Pharisees who thought He may as well have been having dinner with a drug dealer or embezzler. 

   So the Pharisees asked Jesus “Why He ate with Levi?” Which was a good question. 

    Jesus responded by saying, “I came not to call the virtuous but sinners. 

     So anyone who is a sinner has an open invitation to follow Jesus and have dinner with Him!