Honest Reporting...

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. Here we are, almost one-third of the way through Matthew's Gospel, when we find mention of His personal choice to follow after Christ. This is quite a testimony for a tax collector - an honest account. Rather than portray himself as an earlier follower of Christ, He tells it like it is: He has witnessed lots of miracles and heard from a lot of people about Jesus. He has seen Jesus come and go in the streets, as he sat there and took it all in. But when Jesus called, Matthew followed - no turning back. Sometimes, as we look back in our spiritual history, we are tempted by revisionist history; we like to embellish on what has happened; we like to make ourselves look more spiritual. Let's not give into that temptation, but tell it like it is. We were a mess; we needed Jesus; He called us; we accepted His call; life will never be the same. (and that's a great thing!)