This is a reminder in the way that Jesus sees. Tax collectors were reviled in these days, as they were Jews who were seen as people who turned their back on their own community and worked with the invading army. Most were corrupt, as they had Roman soldiers to enforce their collections, whatever they wanted to take, as long as they remitted enough to Rome.
Jesus saw that, but he saw through it to the man, and he called him, regardless of his status and the way he was viewed in society. Jesus called him because he loved him. As a response, Levi left everything -- his life was completely transformed.
Jesus sees us in the same way. He sees past all the warts and scars and bad choices, and he loves us, wanting to transform our lives so that everything centers around him. We wouldn't be the top of the list if someone was making a list based on the world's standards, but that's not how Jesus sees. He sees us as treasured and beloved creations that he knit together in our mother's wombs, and he loves us.
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