Luke 19:9
‘Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.”’
‘Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.”’
Jesus ‘came to seek and to save the lost’ (Luke 19:10). Also Jericho’s chief tax collector, Zacchaeus.
From his vantage point up the sycamore-fig tree, Zacchaeus catches sight of Jesus as he passes by. More importantly, Jesus catches sight of Zacchaeus and offers him a radical welcome and the saving grace that he so longs for.
Reflection
Jesus offers Zacchaeus a way out, a way back and a way forward.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ have brought about a new and firm reason for hope.
(Glenn Packiam, Worship and the World to Come, p. 61)