对今日诗句的想法
就在占据了众人的心灵之后，主耶稣现在又呼召另一个门徒利未(马太)。主的这次呼召中有两点非常重要。首先，主耶稣所呼召的，是任何宗教领袖都不会选择的人——一个税吏、罗马的拥护者。对于耶稣时代的任何一个犹太人来说，马太俨然就是对自己传统和信仰的背叛者。第二，这个税吏跟从了主耶稣，放弃了他的生计和财产。这是多么让人警醒啊！提醒了我们不应放弃任何人，没有一个人是福音所无法触及的，没有一个人是主所无法使用的。
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
After capturing the hearts of the crowd, Jesus now calls another disciple, Levi — also known as Matthew. Two things are significant about this calling.
- Jesus called someone no other religious leader would have chosen, a tax collector and Roman sympathizer — to any Jew of Jesus' era, Matthew would have seemed very much like a traitor to his heritage and to his faith.
- Levi, this tax collector, followed Jesus, leaving behind his livelihood and his fortune.
Jesus' call of Matthew and Matthew's definitive and immediate response to follow Jesus provide us a powerful reminder that we should write off no one as unreachable with the Gospel or unusable by our Lord.
我的祷告
万民的父啊，请在今天就帮助我认出你安排在我生命中且已经预备好更加认识主耶稣的人们。请赐给我智慧和敬畏的心，使我知道何时以及如何向他们讲述我们的救主。奉主耶稣之名祈求，阿们！
My Prayer...
Father of all people, help us recognize the people you place in our paths today who are ready to know more about Jesus. Please give us the wisdom and the awareness to know when and how to speak with them about our Savior. We also ask, dear Father, for you to forgive us for the times we have come to a snap judgment about the unworthiness of some people who seem least likely to become disciples. We know that Jesus came to seek and save all who are lost, so please use the Holy Spirit to fashion our hearts to reflect the heart of our Lord and Savior, in whose name we pray. Amen.
