Friday, February 23: “God Intentions XXXIV”

Mark 2: 13, 14: “[Jesus] 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.”

The last time Jesus had gone to the seashore He had fished for, and caught, the unique species of fish known as Simon, Andrew, James, and John; fishermen all (Mark 1: 16-20). This trip he lands a whopper of a tax collector called Levi. Take a fishing tip from Jesus: Any species of fish, other than the toxic and unsavory Pharisee fish, is welcome to nibble on His hook, and even they, with a little seasoning, are welcome at His table.