Reading: Luke 19, Job 29, and Psalm 121
Scripture: Luke 19:5, And when Jesus came to the place, he
looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at
your house today.”
Observation: When ever I hear or read this story my childhood comes back to me and I hear
the song that went “Zaccheus was a wee, little man, And a wee, little man was
he.” As a kid we were told he was a tax collector but I never really understood
the implications of that and why it was a big deal that Jesus had dinner with
him. Later I found out that the tax collectors were seen as traitors and the
worst type of sinner because they were Jews working for the Roman government
and anything they collected above what they promised to give to Rome was their
wages.
Application: Here is what I think is the largest portion of Jesus’
ministry was. It was having meals and spending time with those who needed to be
touched by the love and understanding that only God could give. We are called
to love others as ourselves, even those who are sinners just as we were sinners.
We were all once lost and far from God we are to share that love that God gives
us with them.
Prayer: Lord, I stand in awe of your great and wonderful
love. I thank you for this life you have given me to live and I want to live it
for you all the days of my life. Lord, I ask you to help me to love the sinners
in my life as you loved me before I knew you.
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