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God’s Desire Is To Save The Lost
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10, NIV Jesus said these words after he visited the house of a chief tax collector named Zacchaeus. People were trying to criticize Him because He was with a sinner. But Jesus reminded them that He came to seek and save the lost. He made himself available for Zacchaeus. He knew that he needed His salvation and grace. He didn’t stop just because people were criticizing Him. At the end of the day, His heart’s desire is to save the lost and heal those who are sick. We are surrounded by many “Zacchaeus” in our lives…
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His Longing for Jesus is Greater than the Riches he had Acquired.
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. Luke 19:1-4, NIV Jesus entered Jericho to see a man named Zacchaeus. He was on His way to Jerusalem, but it seems like He intentionally went to this city for a lost man who badly needs grace and restoration. Now, Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector. He was…
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Luke 19 :1-4, NIV
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he [Zacchaeus] ran ahead and climbed a sycamore- fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. Luke 19: 1-4, NIV Zacchaeus was viewed as a terrible sinner during his time. His work as a chief tax collector is almost equivalent to a corrupt politician in our days. People despised his ways, and he was treated as an outcast because of that. Despite his wealth…
