Salvation Has Come

He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; 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, “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 done to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” Zaccaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possession, 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.”

Luke 19:1-10

Are you the type of Christian who only works with other Christians, eats with them, or talks with them? There is a much larger world out there, and they are not all Christians. Our reason for being here on earth is to point to God and praise Him, and at the same time to tell people that when we die we can be with Him, if we believe that Jesus is our Savior and that He died for our sins.

Don’t avoid working or dealing with non-believers. Many un-believers look at Christians and think that we believe we are better than they are. Jesus won the respect of people because he cared for them and about them. We can do no less.

Jesus has equipped us with the Holy Spirit and assured us that He will be with us so we can follow His example.

Jesus leaves us in the world

to be a witness to the world.

Our Daily Bread – March 10, 2005