Jesus Knows Your Name: Luke 19:1-10
“1) He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2) And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich. 3) Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. 4) So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way. 5) When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” 6) And he hurried and came down and received Him gladly. 7) When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” 8) Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.” 9) And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. 10) For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”” Luke 19:1-10
The conquest of the City of Jericho goes way back to Joshua 6. It was one of the most amazing stories in the Old Testament. It was on the boarder of the land given to Benjamin and Manasseh.
Jesus walked through this historical city in His final trip to Jerusalem. Though he was headed toward the cross, He was focused on ministering to people and reaching the lost.
In this city was a wealthy tax gather name Zaccheus. He had heard much about Jesus and wanted to see him. There was only one problem, he was small of stature and the crowd obscured his view.
To remedy the problem, he ran ahead and climbed into a sycamore tree. He was an onlooker. He was curious and wanted to see Jesus, but had no interest in actually meeting Him.
There are many people like that today. They are curious about Jesus, but they have no desire to become one of His followers. They are merely looking on from a distance.
As Jesus came to the sycamore tree, He looked up and called Zaccheus by name. Jesus knows your name as well.
He told Zaccheus that He must stay at his house that evening. Zaccheus hurried down and welcomed Jesus into his home. He received Him gladly.
When the crowd saw it, they began to grumble because Zaccheus had a reputation of being a sinful man. He may have despised and exploited the poor and cheated many when tax collecting. He got rich by cheating others.
Immediately, Zaccheus repented and vowed to change his ways. He offered to care for the poor and repay anyone he had defrauded. Zaccheus wanted Jesus in more than His home, he wanted Him to be the new Lord of His life.
Jesus rejoiced at his repentance, and celebrated that a sinner had turned from his wrongful ways. Jesus came to seek and to save the lost.
He is still on the same mission today. You may not be seriously seeking Jesus, but He is seeking you. Are you ready to repent and invite Him into your life? He knows your name!
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
“1) He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2) And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich. 3) Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. 4) So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way. 5) When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” 6) And he hurried and came down and received Him gladly. 7) When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” 8) Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.” 9) And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. 10) For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”” Luke 19:1-10
The conquest of the City of Jericho goes way back to Joshua 6. It was one of the most amazing stories in the Old Testament. It was on the boarder of the land given to Benjamin and Manasseh.
Jesus walked through this historical city in His final trip to Jerusalem. Though he was headed toward the cross, He was focused on ministering to people and reaching the lost.
In this city was a wealthy tax gather name Zaccheus. He had heard much about Jesus and wanted to see him. There was only one problem, he was small of stature and the crowd obscured his view.
To remedy the problem, he ran ahead and climbed into a sycamore tree. He was an onlooker. He was curious and wanted to see Jesus, but had no interest in actually meeting Him.
There are many people like that today. They are curious about Jesus, but they have no desire to become one of His followers. They are merely looking on from a distance.
As Jesus came to the sycamore tree, He looked up and called Zaccheus by name. Jesus knows your name as well.
He told Zaccheus that He must stay at his house that evening. Zaccheus hurried down and welcomed Jesus into his home. He received Him gladly.
When the crowd saw it, they began to grumble because Zaccheus had a reputation of being a sinful man. He may have despised and exploited the poor and cheated many when tax collecting. He got rich by cheating others.
Immediately, Zaccheus repented and vowed to change his ways. He offered to care for the poor and repay anyone he had defrauded. Zaccheus wanted Jesus in more than His home, he wanted Him to be the new Lord of His life.
Jesus rejoiced at his repentance, and celebrated that a sinner had turned from his wrongful ways. Jesus came to seek and to save the lost.
He is still on the same mission today. You may not be seriously seeking Jesus, but He is seeking you. Are you ready to repent and invite Him into your life? He knows your name!
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
