Scripture: He
entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And
there was a man named Zacchae'us; he was a chief tax collector, and rich. 3 And he sought to see who
Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of
stature. 4 So he ran on ahead and
climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the
place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchae'us, make haste and come
down; for I must stay at your house today." 6 So
he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. 7 And when they saw it they
all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a
sinner." 8 And Zacchae'us stood and
said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor;
and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." 9 And Jesus said to him,
"Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of
Abraham. 10 For the Son of man came to
seek and to save the lost." Luke 19:1-10
Reflection: Seeing
Jesus could have been enough or he could have told him; Lord I only wanted to
see you. And when Jesus invites him he could have welcomed him as if it was his
privilege to do so without conversion of heart.
Maybe he could have said in his heart; “look, here is a glutton come to
feed his stomach and enjoy my wealth.”
God
who looks at the heart never refuses a sincere heart that wants to turn to him.
Zacchaeus’s response of repentance and restoration is a clear indication of a
soul that was waiting to be converted. He did not require a witness of deed or
character but a person who would assure him of acceptance irrespective of his
misdeeds.
There
are countless souls waiting out there in the world, like Zacchaeus, to hear the
good news of Christ and be converted to Christ Jesus.
Prayer: Lord,
help me as you are working your constant change in me so that I may be your
instrument. .
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