A Guest in Your Home Today

Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way. When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.” Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. Luke 19:1-6

Yes, Jesus called Zacchaeus by name. Not "Hey you--up in the tree" or "Shorty." But Zacchaeus. He knew his name without any indication of being formally introduced prior to this. Jesus knows all things--names, places, events. He knew that He was going to Zacchaeus' home for dinner. And when Jesus announced that to Zacchaeus it made him very happy. Filled with joy. God wants us to be happy--to be blessed. He knows each of us by name...where we live...and He wants to be in our lives today. It feels good when someone calls you by name--and are a guest in their home...or they are a guest in your home.
Will you find room in your heart for Jesus--or the Holy Spirit--today? Is your life so busy that you only have a few minutes to give Him...while you read a couple of verses or pray for a your close family members or friends? If you can give Him 10% of the money you make--a tithe--can you give Him 10% of your time? Is that 10% of all your time in the day (24 hours) which would be 2.4 hours or 2 hours and 24 minutes or will you only give Him 10% of your 16 waking hours or 1 hour and 36 minutes? Can you study His Word and pray for that long each day? How earnestly are you seeking the Lord? Only in church...or with all of your heart and soul?

                                                  Church along the Rhine River

Prayer ~ Lord Jesus, You are precious to me--I know Your name and feel so honored that You know me by name, too. May all that I think, say and do today bring honor to You...as You come into my heart and my home. Be my guest today and always. Like Zacchaeus, I am filled with joy.

Daily Bible Reading ~ Luke 19

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