Jesus went down to the seashore and preached to the crowds that had gathered around Him. He saw Matthew (Levi) sitting at his tax collection booth and said to him, "Come with me and be My disciple". Matthew immediately followed Jesus. That night Matthew invited all his fellow tax collectors to dine and meet Jesus. The Jewish leaders of religion could not understand why Jesus would have anything to do with them for the tax collectors were cheats and thieves, known to be wealthy by dishonest means. Jesus knew these men to be repentant, but the Leaders were self-righteous, thinking they were more respectable and did not need to repent. The repentance and changed lives of known sinners was and is a powerful demonstration of Jesus' authority over sin and of His power to forgive. Prophecy fulfilled of Hosea 6:6

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