Not Feeling Good Enough?

And He said 'Follow Me.' So he left all, rose up, and followed Him. Luke 5:27-28

 Many say that they don't feel worthy to be a Christian. When Jesus started out in His ministry he gathered around Him some bad characters in His time. While preaching by the Lake of Gennesaret He called fisherman to follow Him in His ministry. He also called tax collectors such as Matthew to follow Him and Matthew "rose up and followed Him."
 In Ancient Times fishermen and tax collectors weren't viewed as upstanding characters in the community. Tax Collectors were viewed as they are today and people just tried to avoid them at all cost and fishermen were very rugged men. Regardless, Jesus still called these men to follow Him and called them beloved.
 Jesus was also known to be associated with other tax collectors and characters of low standing in the publics view such as prostitutes and thieves. If we know that Jesus talked and associated with these people we should feel that no matter what we have had in our lives or past He would certainly be glad to associate with us. Jesus isn't concerned with our past, He is more concerned with a relationship with us in your future.


** Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for forgiving me and accepting me just the way that I am. Lord, it is my prayer that I will please You more and more in my life.