Day
22: March 10th Sunday
He entered Jericho and
was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax
collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of
the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and
climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. When
Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and
come down; for I must stay at your house today.” So he hurried down and was
happy to welcome him. All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to
be the guest of one who is a sinner.” Zacchaeus stood there and said to the
Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I
have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” Then
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a
son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”
Today
in worship we read the passage from the Gospel according to Luke when Jesus has
a conversation with Zacchaeus.
Re-read
this scripture again, slowly.
What
did you hear in worship this morning about this passage? Did you have a new insight into it through a
prayer we prayed or the sermon or a hymn?
Write about it.
Ask
God to show you even more about this story.
Who
is a bystander in the story? Who is a believer?
Which
are you? A bystander or a believer? Ask
God to make you a believer. Ask God to
show you how you can better follow Jesus.
In our print prayer journals we have a space
for Notes, Ideas, Drawings, and Observations.
Feel free to keep your own journal.
Or share your ideas, prayers, and observations in the comments section
below.
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