1/31/2024 0 Comments Releasing Your InfluenceLevi (also known as Matthew) had great influence as a tax collector. With the authority of the Empire behind him, he not only collected the taxes of all residents and visitors, but was able to add his own fees on top of that. He taxed Jews and Gentiles, rich and poor, Pharisees and those they considered scum. He’d gotten good at maximizing the power and prestige his influence afforded him for his own gain, but when Jesus called him he chose to let God maximize his influence to impact those he knew for God’s gain. Not everyone who Levi knew and influenced came to the banquet he held, but those who did had the opportunity to engage with Jesus personally.
Question 1: Who do you have influence with? Question 2: How are you maximizing your influence for your gain? How are you letting God maximize it for His gain? Challenge: Identify one person or group you have influence with that God may be desiring to impact today and then actively listen and look for an opportunity to engage in conversation with that person today.
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