A Wee Little Man

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Song: Seek Ye First

The meeting of Zaccheus and Jesus is one of my favorite in all the Bible. The lessons abound.

Jesus sees the little people. Zaccheus was a wee little man. He was small in the eyes of the multitude who saw his occupation and knew of his wealth and so despised him. But he was not too small for Jesus to see and for Jesus to visit.

Jesus knows our names. Zaccheus knew who Jesus was. Everybody did. How surprised he must have been to have Jesus address him! How surprised we might be to know how often we’re on God’s mind. In fact we’ve been on His mind since before time began.

Jesus watches for those who are looking for Him. The multitudes came to see Jesus, but Zaccheus went farther. Perhaps we should take warning when we’re only willing to go as far as the majority to see Jesus. Zaccheus went farther and Jesus found him.

Jesus walks with those who suffer for Him. The crowd spoke disparagingly of Zaccheus, but also of Jesus. “He’s gonna eat with a sinner,” they said. Their criticism became Zaccheus’ cue to unashamedly confess his resolve to fit himself for the Master’s company. Deserved or not he took the rap and suffered loss for the sake of Jesus’ reputation. Jesus is not ashamed to call such sinners His own.

Jason Moore