Luke 19:1-10
At that time Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house." And he came down quickly and received him with joy. When they saw this, they began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner." But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for those who suffer from cancer.
I wish I had the zeal little Zacchaeus had.
Can you imagine if we were all like Zacchaeus? We'd all be short, but we'd all be saints. Why? He was willing to repent from his sinful lifestyle. He was willing to abandon his life to follow Christ. In turn, Christ is able to work through this little man as a testimony to us.
I don't know how God is calling you to abandon your life in order that you may serve Him totally. I don't even know how He is calling me. All I know is that one day, when The Lord calls you, I pray that you're ready. Take care and God Bless.
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