Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was
there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He
wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the
crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus
was coming that way ~ Luke 19:1-4 ~
A tax collector in those days meant being a person that
cheated people, lied, and took advantage of others. Being wealthy, or rather
having a love of money, was probably worse as it kept people from seeing their
need of God. Our sin keeps us from seeing God's truths. Like Zacchaeus we need
to get above the crowds, the noise, & the distractions of life so we can get
our eyes fixed on Jesus, as the only way to open our eyes to the
truth is when we look at Him. Jesus said in John 14:6 "I am the way and
the truth and the life..." Obviously climbing a tree is not
going to work today, but getting alone and spending quiet time in prayer does.
Need to see things clearly? Put your faith and trust in the Lord. Jesus said in
John 12:44-46 “When a man believes in me, he does not
believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. When he looks at
me, he sees the one who sent me. (God) I have come into the
world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. (sin)
A little short sighted due to sin, find a tree and fix your
eyes on Jesus!
1 comment:
Can we build a treehouse there?
:)
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