Read: Luke 19:1-10
When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house." Luke 19:5 NKJV
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Zacchaeus was a man
who was small in stature, but a big shot in his position as tax collector for
the Roman government. The price for his dishonest position of wealth was
contempt by his own people.
Unlike many who stood
by, Zacchaeus knew he was a sinner and believed that Jesus could forgive him. He
also knew what he had to do next: He said, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give
half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of
anything, I will pay back four times the amount." (19:8 NIV)
Jesus never did
anything the way the leaders expected. To call a tax collector down from a tree
and announce that He was going to his house; that was unprecedented behavior.
But Jesus did things purposefully for eternal results, not human
applause.
* * *
Lord, I want to live
for You in a way that pleases You, not just as others expect. I want to teach my
children and grandchildren to seek Your will in their lives, not the applause of
the world.
* * *
And Jesus said to
him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of
Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was
lost." Luke 19:9-10 NKJV
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