Zacchaeus was short & a sinner
- We all were short and have sinned
Romans 3:23
New International Version (NIV)
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Zacchaeus wanted to see Jesus
- This is for those who wanted to see Jesus
Zacchaeus climbed a Tree
- Tree represents the cross
Zacchaeus saw Jesus
- Come to the cross and you can see Jesus
Zacchaeus was saved and restored
- Zacchaeus became an instant giver
- Salvation came to Zacchaeus house
- Similarly, We will be saved and restored when we see Jesus and Behold Him
Zacchaeus the Tax Collector, Full Story
Luke 19:1-10
New International Version (NIV)
19 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “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.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
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