If we claim to follow Jesus, we must take seriously His command to love and serve the least among us.

Matthew’s response to Jesus was one of complete surrender, leaving his old life behind to follow the One who saw his potential, demonstrating the power of God’s call to those who feel outcast.

As I think today about these questions in Matthew, I wonder if sometimes we read past some questions Jesus asked for the same reason the Pharisees did. We don’t want to think or act differently.