Song:
There Is a Redeemer
1. There is a Redeemer, Jesus, God’s
own Son;
Precious Lamb of God, Messiah, Holy
One.
Chorus:
Thank You, oh my Father, for giving us
Your Son,
And leaving Your Spirit ‘til the work
on earth is done.
(Melody
Green, Sing His Praise)
I came across the song, ‘There is a Redeemer’
and I was inspired to see the title, “Redeemer.” So I search through the technology Bible and
came to the part that says, “Zacchaeus Redeemed.” Curiosity got hold of me to read Luke 19:1-10.
Luke 19:9-10 “. . . This day is
salvation come to this house, for so much as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save
that which was lost.”
A story is told like this: Zacchaeus
was a short man who was a tax collector and he was wealthy. Zacchaeus heard a
lot about Jesus and he wanted to meet Him.
When Jesus came through Jericho, Zacchaeus tried to get close to Jesus,
but it was too crowded. Zacchaeus could
not reach Jesus. So he looked ahead and saw the tree and he ran and climbed the
tree knowing Jesus would walked through and he would be able to see Jesus in
full view of Him.
When Jesus walked by, Jesus looked up
at Zacchaeus . . . I stopped here and I was
so impressed how Jesus knew his heart’s desire to meet Him. Even Jesus knew
his name and called him and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down! I must stay at your house today.” Zacchaeus
came down quickly and welcomed Him gladly.
Zacchaeus’ life was transformed, simply
because Jesus took the time to visit Him even though people called him, “a
sinner!” He told Jesus that he would
give out his possessions to the poor and through his tax collections, he would
pay back what he cheated.
Jesus declared to him, “Salvation has
come to his house today, because Zacchaeus also belongs to the family of
Abraham.” Jesus came as a Son of man to
find lost people and to save them. So Zacchaeus was redeemed as Jesus was his
Redeemer.
Dorothy: The whole point of this Manna
is that Jesus does noticed you just as He noticed Zacchaeus. I just mediate what kind of Jesus He is that He
would just simply stopped by at someone whose heart’s desire to meet Him. This story is a reminder of who Jesus
is. Sometimes Satan would tell us that
Jesus is too busy with many people around Him. He wouldn’t care about you. That is a lie from Satan. Resist Satan and he will flee from you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
May God bless you today!!
Dorothy
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