Encountering Jesus- Jesus Restores
May 29, 2024

Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. There was a man there named
Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he had become very rich. He tried to get a
look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowds. So he ran ahead and climbed a
sycamore tree beside the road, so he could watch from there.
When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he
said. “Quick, come down! For I must be a guest in your home today.” Zacchaeus quickly
climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. Luke 19:1-6 (NLT)

Three Truths:

  1. No matter how small I feel -Jesus

    Me.
    …he was too short… (but) when Jesus got to the tree, he looked up… Luke 19:3,5 (NLT)
    …God never overlooks a single sparrow. And he pays even greater attention to you, down
    to the last detail—even numbering the hairs on your head! Luke 12:6-7 (MSG)

  2. No Matter Who Ignores Me -Jesus

    Me.
    …Jesus looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name “Zacchaeus!” he said… Luke
    19:5 (TLB)

  3. No Matter What I’ve Done -Jesus

    Me.
    Jesus said, “Come down quickly! For I am going to be a guest in your home today!” Luke
    19:5 (TLB)

Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord,
and if I have overcharged people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself
to be a son of Abraham. And I, the Son of Man, have come to seek and save those like him
who are lost.” Luke 19:8-10 (NLT)