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Today's Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Shame tells you to hide the parts of yourself that feel messy, reactive, needy, or disappointing. But Jesus does the opposite of what we often expect: He moves toward Matthew before Matthew has cleaned up his life. Today, we’ll look at what this story reveals about the heart of God and why the places you most want to hide may be the very places where mercy wants to meet you.

*Why Jesus didn’t wait for Matthew to become respectable

*How shame teaches us to hide the parts of ourselves that need care

*Why God’s holiness moves toward human need rather than away from it

*The difference between mercy and spiritually proving yourself

*How to let Jesus meet you in a place you don’t feel proud of

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