A minute in Gods' word will change your life. Read through the Bible text and ask yourself the questions at the bottom of the post.
1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”
6 Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. 7 But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” Luke 19:1-10 (NLT)
Did the fact that Zacchaeus was a sinner stop Jesus from getting to know him?
Why do you think Jesus stopped to talk to Zacchaeus when there were throngs of people all around him?
Do you think Jesus knew Zacchaeus was going to be looking for him?
Why do you think Jesus went to Zacchaeus home and spent time with him instead of just giving him a talk right there on the street?
What happened when Zacchaeus spent time with Jesus?
What happens when you do?