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21 DAY FASTING AND PRAYER GUIDE 2021
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Day 2 – Confident, not Complacent
Scripture: Luke 5:27-32
By Adam C. McCain, High School Lead
Most people are reminded in Luke Chapter 5 of Jesus performing
a miracle on paralytic and speaking to the people before seeking
out the tax collector Levi (Matthew). He sought Levi out and
commanded him to follow him. Pay close attention to this section
of the text, "Follow me," Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left
everything, and followed him." (Luke 5:27-28 NIV) Levi knowing
the reputation of Jesus, left everything and followed The Son of
Man with great zeal. Levi wanted to celebrate being called to
follow Christ and breaks bread to introduce Jesus to his friends and
associates. Jesus is reaching for the unchurch and those that need
to repent. Many people outside looking in wonder way Jesus is
spending time with the likes of a tax collector. Jesus is modeling
what discipleship looks like.
As Christians, we all have crazy energy when we rst accept Jesus
as our Lord and Savior. Unfortunately, many of us get caught in a
rut and fall into church tradition. We tend to lose our luster and
zeal after and become complacent Christians. Now we are only
associating with church members and trying to grow ministries
within the Church. We are the Church, and it's our job to go beyond
the congregation's four walls and evangelize. In this passage, Jesus
models discipleship in his recruitment of Levi. As followers of Jesus
Christ, we also need to be carrying out the Great Commission.
Jesus responded to the chatter of the Pharisees, stating, "It is not
the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to
call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." (Luke 5:31-32) No
longer should we look at the unchurched in a negative light, but
with compassion, hate the sin, and love the sinner.