Daily Word Of God
Luke 5:27-32
Jesus noticed a tax collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax office, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And leaving everything Levi got up and followed him. In his honour Levi held a great reception in his house, and with them at table was a large gathering of tax collectors and others.
The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples and said, ‘Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?’ Jesus said to them in reply, ‘It is not those that are well who need the doctor, but the sick. I have come to call not the upright but sinners to repentance.’

Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- The Jews in Palestine were divided into the orthodox Jews who rigidly kept the law and all its petty regulations, and the others who did not keep all the regulations.
- Jesus asserted that He came to call not the upright but sinners to repentance. He came as the divine healer and good shepherd for all people and to restore them to wholeness of life.
- Is there anyone you know who is in need of spiritual healing? How is God asking you to help this person to receive God’s healing?