There was a man named Zaccheus, who was a chief tax-collector. And he was rich.
Luke 19:2
Innocence and Purity
The above verse reminds me of my life when I was new for the university. During my graduation I was in the 1st year. I had a desire to see and to experience God in my life. Then God led me into a fellowship through my sister where I could know Christ more deeply. There I got to know Jesus more and experienced His Goodness and His love for me. Then I decided to take water baptism through which I would get salvation by His Grace. At that time I did not know that I would be placed in SHUATS. God had already planned for me to take me to SHUATS. There everything went well with me. I was very much satisfied with my life of SHUATA. One day my sister took me to a fellowship where I saw people went into deeper levels of worship and the Word of God which was shared there always ended with a powerful, wonderful revelations. This made me know God more and more. Now I am filled with hunger and thirst for God and God alone can quench my thirst.
We see Zaccheus, was a tax collector and he was rich, but when he came to know that Jesus was coming that way, he wanted to see Jesus and he climbed the tree. But Jesus knew the desire that Zaccheus had in his heart, i.e.. Zacchaeus wanted to see Jesus. He desired for Christ.
Luke 19:8-10 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false , I restore fourfold.”
And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Today I want to encourage you all to have a desire for Jesus, to know Him more.
John 14:8 Philip said to Him, Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.
If God Is All You Have, You Have All You Need.
No matter what you are going through, whether it is sickness or financial crisis or relationship problems etc. Don’t seek the Lord for miracles but instead seek for the Lord in order to know Him and serve Him more and more. Invite God into your heart and know that God is for us and He is not against us.
Psalm 37: 4
Delight Yourself in the Lord, and He Will Give You the Desires of Your Heart.
Without God we are nothing.
Let us pray. Father, we love you and we want you more than anything else, without you we are nothing. Help us to know you more. In Jesus name Amen.
Sol. Mercy AOJ,