Week 45 - The Journey with Zacchaeus
"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." Luke 19:8-10
Lost. Zacchaeus was a pariah amongst his own people. He had taken the job of being a tax collector. The pay was great, he didn't see any problems with doing it and it was his desire to have importance. In the life that he chose, he didn't think about the people he would step on, the ones he would hurt, the ones who couldn't afford the tax. But the Roman's didn't care, it was his job to do.
A restless heart helps us see the truth. Zacchaeus had been hearing about Jesus and wanted to know what others had been talking about. He was lost in a world he didn't belong too. He wasn't accepted as a Roman, he wasn't accepted as a Jew. So he seeks out Jesus, the one who saves.
Jesus welcomes him with open arms. Calls him down from his lofty place and gives him what he has been longing for. "As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When can I enter and see the face of God?" Psalms 42:2-3. Zacchaeus has been longing for what satisfies the heart, today he has found it and willing gives it to Jesus. The journey of life takes us on a trip, the destination is God. Have you figured that out yet?
What is God saying to me?
Dear Father, I see what You see, at times not clearly and at other times very clearly. I thank You Father for the journey we are on, in the morning in the quiet of the dark, You speak and I respond. You know my prayers and my thoughts, like Zacchaeus, I offer myself to You and am a willing participant on this journey. Use me Lord these coming days as a faithful servant. Bless this day and encourage the lost and lonely to seek Your Son Jesus out. In Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Ark of the Covenant, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Most Ardent, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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