‘And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost”‘ (Luke 19:9-10 ESV).
On his way up to Jerusalem Jesus stopped in Jericho. He ate at a tax collector’s house named, Zacchaeus. Now Zacchaeus was short of stature and had climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus over the crowds following Him. But Jesus knew he was there and called him down from the tree saying, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down because today I must stay at your house.”
Zacchaeus joyfully came down and rushed to his home to prepare for Jesus, but those who saw it complained that Jesus was going to a sinner’s house. Yet Zacchaeus confessed his sins to Jesus and repented. And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house.” Why? Because Jesus is our salvation and as He explained, that’s why he came, “to seek and to save the lost.”
After leaving Jericho, Jesus resumed His journey up to Jerusalem, where He would die on a cruel cross for our sins, both for ours and for a short, tree-climbing tax collector named Zacchaeus.
Has salvation come to your house? How can you know? Simple. Ask Jesus to be your Savior and Lord. For salvation is found in no other name, but Jesus (Acts 4:12).
PRAYER: Dear Father, thank You for sending Your Son Jesus to us, so that we might know Your salvation. Now strengthen us this day to carry His name and His gospel to people everywhere. In Jesus’ name, amen.