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ore than any other mentally recorded what he had
disciple, Matthew had a seen going on around him. The
Mclear idea of how much Gospel that bears his name
it would cost to follow Jesus, came as a result. Hemelse Vader, leer my om te
yet he did not hesitate a Matthew’s experience points bid soos die Man van
moment. When he left his tax out that each of us, from the Smarte...
collecting booth, he guaranteed beginning, is one of God’s Hy wat waaragtig God was en
himself unemployment. For works in progress. Much of geweet het dat Hy gehoon,
several of the other disciples, what God has for us, He gives
there was always fishing to long before we are able to verneder, valslik beskuldig en
return to, but for Matthew, there consciously respond to Him. He gemartel sou word.
was no turning back. entrusts us with skills and Hy wat waaragtig Mens was
Two changes took place in abilities ahead of schedule. He en ook soos ek vrees, pyn en
Matthew’s life when he decided has made us each capable of vernedering geken het.
to follow Jesus. First, Jesus being His servant. When we
gave him a new life. He not only trust Him with what He has Leer my om soos Hy in gebed my eie klein bestaan met sy eie
belonged to a new group, he given us, we begin a life of real te worstel.
belonged to the Son of God. He adventure. Matthew couldn’t Leer my om soos Hy na die wil begeertes en eiewilligheid.
was not just accepting a have known that God would use van die Vader in alles te soek Open my hart vir my medemens
different way of life, he was now the very skills He had sharpen- wat oor my moet kom. en bowenal vir diensbaarheid
an accepted person. For a ed as a tax collector, to record aan dié God wat my geskape en
despised tax collector, that the greatest story ever lived. Ek bely dat ek in my bede so geroep het om te bid in die
change must have been won- And God has no less meaning- selfsugtig is en net my eie
derful! ful a purpose for each one of us. belange soek. geloof en te ontvang in dank-
Second, Jesus gave Matthew a Do you hear Jesus saying to Ek bely dat waneer ek bid ek uit baarheid.
new purpose for his skills. you, “Come, be My disciple”? selfsug net dit vra wat tot my eie Laat my gebede nie vir my ‘n
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