1) He went home. I know this sounds silly, but a great teacher made an excellent point about Abraham and his engagement with God in Sodom and Gomorrah. Genesis 18:33 states, When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home. After a tremendous spiritual experience, go home. 2) Matthew was sitting at his toll booth. He was despised. His own community loathed him. His only set of friends were people as bad as he was. Then Jesus does the amazing; Jesus, an outsider, tells Matthew that He wants him to hang out with Jesus. He expresses a desire for a connection. And Matthew jumps at the opportunity and experience to be wanted. 3) Oh my goodness. Did you see Jesus? He was hanging out with prostitutes. He was hanging out with other tax collectors. He was hanging out with the drunkards. That is incredible. Fortunately, we will never personally be seen doing this. Especially as Christians. ):
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