“8. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. 9. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 10. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Have you ever been lost? Its one of the hardest situations most people have trouble admitting to. Most hunters are so full of themselves they would never humble their pride enough to tell others about that time they were in the woods and couldn’t find there way out. Looking at this concept on a spiritual note is very dangerous. The Bible tells us here that Jesus Christ “is come”, that’s not past tense, that’s present, meaning today is the day of salvation. Today, there are souls around the world that pass on to eternity, but then open their eyes in hell because they could never admit that they were lost. Everyone is born into this world lost! “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” How are you going to get to heaven? Have you ever come to the place in your life to realize you were once lost? If you don’t know of a time you were lost spiritually, the truth is, your probably still lost today and bound for a devils hell. Sin is destroying this world. There are so many tragic events going on today and its because people will not admit their lost and in need of Jesus Christ. Mankind is so quick to judge others. In fact, there are a lot of people that have a lot of hatred in their heart toward others for the awful acts of sin they commit, but when you look at the Bible, it says that everyone is a sinner. “As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one.” What makes Jesus Christ so amazing is that first, He never sinned, but second, He died for everyone. He died for murderers, tax collectors, game law violators, liars, thieves, etc. etc. There is not one sin that you couldn’t be forgiven of. Jesus Christ died for all sins. Looking at the main text we can see that a man by the name of Zacchaeus was saved. Zacchaeus was hated by so many because he was a publican(tax collector). Not just any publican, but the chief publican. The multitude murmured and complained that Jesus would enter the house of this awful sinner, but again that’s who Jesus loves. He loves the ones that no one else can, and He loves everyone equally. The Apostle Paul was a murderer. King David was an adulterer and a murderer, yet they were both saved and used of God in a great and mighty way. God forgives all sin, but only through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Can you ever remember being lost? Maybe today is your day of salvation. Luke 19:10 “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” If Jesus Christ is not your Savior, you can settle that today: in your own words, pray to God, and tell Him that you believe with all your heart that Jesus Christ died and rose again from the grave to save you from your sins. Revelation 20:15 “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
Memory Verse Week 4/2/18
Luke 19:10
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
