After that He went out
and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax booth, and
He said to him, "Follow Me." And he left everything behind,
and got up and began to follow Him.
Luke
5:27,28 NASB
Imagine
what kind of a presence Jesus must have had. He simply said “Follow
Me” and Levi did. This is the power that Jesus had over people when
they met Him. He simply said “Follow Me” and they did.
Not
everyone He contacted followed Him, but those that believed in Him
did.
Today
people won't meet Jesus in the flesh as they did when He walked the
earth. Today they will meet Him when they meet one of His and when
that person is willing to display Jesus in their actions and speech.
We
don't have the ability to know who will or won't follow Jesus. So, we
need to treat everyone we come in contact with as someone that will
come when called by Jesus. Many will not respond to His calling, but
some will. We need to remember when we reach out to someone to show
them Jesus and they say no, they are saying no to Him and not us.
It's not about us, it's about Him.
So
today, remember it is Jesus that does the calling through you. Be an
instrument He can use for His purposes. Let Him call people to
Himself through you.
©
2012 Leo J. Woodman
