While Zacchaeus was clinging to the sycamore tree, Jesus came down the road thronged by a great multitude. The LORD came close to the place where Zacchaeus was. Then HE looked up and saw Zacchaeus and said to him: "Zacchaeus make haste and come down; for today I must abide at thy house" (Luke 19:5). What a loving gesture !The beautiful thing that we can find here is that it was not Zacchaeus who drew near to JESUS, but it was JESUS who came near to him. It was not Zacchaeus who saw JESUS first, but it was JESUS Himself who saw JESUS first. It was not Zacchaeus who spoke to JESUS first, but it was JESUS Himself who spoke to Zacchaeus first. Dear child of GOD, is this not true with our Spiritual life too?
Before we went to JESUS, HE came near to us. Before we saw HIM, HE saw us and called us by our name, as Isaiah says: "I have even called thee by thy name." Zacchaeus' joy knew no bounds! He had only wanted to see JESUS, but JESUS saw him , called him by his name and conferred upon him the honour of having HIM as a guest in his house. Truly our GOD is able to do 'exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think' (Eph. 3:20)
The first thing JESUS told Zacchaeus was, "Make haste and come down!" Zacchaeus was a rich and important man, and also a chief among the publicans, which means he held a very high office. JESUS wanted him to come down from the pride of his position ans possessions. This is the first thing a sinner has to do when the LORD meets him. "He made haste and came down and received HIM joyfully" (Luke 19:6).
Dear child of GOD, if you have not received JESUS joyfully, it is because you have not yet come down from your pride. Will you make haste and come down today, and receive HIM joyfully?
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