00:00Everyone hated him because he was a tax collector, but Jesus chose him to become one of his twelve apostles.
00:07His name was Matthew.
00:10One day, Jesus passed by his tax booth and said,
00:14Follow me.
00:15Matthew stood up, left everything behind, and followed Jesus.
00:20He went from collecting taxes to becoming a disciple of Christ.
00:25Later, Matthew welcomed Jesus into his home, where tax collectors and sinners gathered to eat with him.
00:32When people questioned Jesus for associating with sinners, he said,
00:36It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
00:41Matthew's story reminds us that Jesus doesn't call only the perfect.
00:45He calls those willing to follow him.
00:48The man society rejected became a disciple of the Savior.
00:52And Matthew is traditionally credited with writing the Gospel of Matthew.
00:58Your past does not have to define your future.
01:01When Jesus calls, will you follow?
