Mar 2:13-16

And He went out again by the seashore;
and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.

As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house,
and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples;
for there were many of them, and they were following Him.

When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?”

Jesus went by the seashore.
The people came to Him.
He taught them.

As He was going, He saw Levi the tax collector.
Jesus called him to follow.
Levi did.

Jesus is sitting at Levi’s house
Many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples.
Many.
Many followed Him.

What was the response of the religious leadership?
They questioned.
They wanted to know why Jesus would be eating and drinking with such folk.

Nothing is new.

In our local Bible study today we saw an example in the Word.
Jeremiah was saved from death by the people.
The political leadership and people did not believe that Jeremiah should die simply because he voiced the Word of the Lord.

The religious leadership thought otherwise.
They wanted him dead.

Jer 26:11
Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the officials and to all the people, saying,
“A death sentence for this man!
For he has prophesied against this city as you have heard in your hearing.”

Jer 26:16
Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets,
“No death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.”

Follow the Lord as He leads us to sinners.
Speak forth the Truth.
Stand in the Truth.

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