Zacchaeus the short guy

This morning's Daily Bread was in Luke 19 and about Zacchaeus. I like Zacchaeus! He was a cool dude! He was someone I learned about at an early age with that little song about the Sycamore tree!

Ok yea the taxpayers didn't think he was so cool but I can relate to him because

A. He is a sinner
B. He was short~ short people ROCK


What stood out to me today was the kid overpaid taxpayers and pocketed the excess and became rich. So he wasn't very popular YET

YET

Jesus still met him where he was. Well, Zacchaeus had to climb a tree to see him and Jesus picked him out of the crowd and invited Himself to his house. WOW! AND guess what the crowd did? They COMPLAINED!

⁷ All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”


There is nothing nothing nothing we can do to earn God's grace! NOTHING! So why do believers *cough cough* sinners complain so much about other sinners?

STOP COMPLAINING!!!

Philippians 2:14

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁴ Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

We need to be praising God for His love and that no matter what we do in life He still offers forgiveness & salvation. How offensive we can be to God but His grace is just AHHHHHH we don't deserve it!

Thank You, Lord Jesus for loving us and for sacrificing your life so that we can receive the Holy Spirit in us! The Holy Spirit isn't just available as a free ride to heaven but as strength to finish out your work! Help us to finish this life right and honor only You father!

♥