Temptation: Transcending our Weaknesses

Temptation: Transcending our Weaknesses
Christopher Mendonca

The colour of money can be very alluringespecially if one is a tax collector.I found it hard not to manipulate my accountsin order to create a balance sheetthat would ironically be tilted in my favour.An honest tax collector! Was that a misnomer?I did my best, but often felt short of my own expectations. We tax collectors had a reputation, sidelined to the marginsand were often spoken of in the same breath as sinners. I sincerely sought to live by the Lawand being a tax collector did not make it any easier.I was a curious mixture of good and bad.and I found that hard to accept.
Tired one evening and sitting at the customs house, Jesus saw me and called me to follow Him.Suddenly I began to take the attention off my inconsistencies.And from then on, all I was interested in was being with Him.My association with Him caused heads to turn and tongues to wag.But it didn’t seem to matter anymore.

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