爬到树上
撒该遇见了耶稣。他非常渴望见到耶稣，所以爬到树上，待耶稣经过时可以看到祂。
我们不知道撒该当时有什么感受，以致他那么渴望见到耶稣，但我们知道，他是一个藉讹诈人致富的税吏，他或许晓得这种生活不是最理想的，他希望有人告诉他一个比较理想的生活；又或许他只是对耶稣好奇，因为他曾经听过耶稣行了很多神迹。
撒该希望见到耶稣，不论是出于什么原因，耶稣却把他们的邂逅带到一个更高的层面，祂告诉撒该，祂要到他家里。纵使撒该不知道自己需要什么，耶稣却知道。在他们相聚的时间中，撒该的生命改变了；他成为一个慷慨的人，他把他所有的一半分给穷人，他若讹诈了谁，就还他四倍。
你对耶稣的好奇心，不论是出于什么原因，耶稣同样也乐意与你建立关系，祂自我邀请进入你的生命中，而当你打开你的心灵迎接祂时，你的生命也同样会被改变的。
主啊，求你打开我的心灵接受你的爱，敞开我的生命接受你的能力改变我，又塑造我成为一个愿意行在神道路上的人，来感谢你为我所作的一切。阿们。
路加福音 19:1-10
1耶稣进了耶利哥，正经过的时候，
2有一个人名叫撒该，做税吏长，是个财主，
3他要看看耶稣是怎样的人。只因人多，他的身量又矮，所以不得看见。
4就跑到前头，爬上桑树，要看耶稣，因为耶稣必从那里经过。
5耶稣到了那里，抬头一看，对他说：“撒该，快下来！今天我必住在你家里。”
6他就急忙下来，欢欢喜喜地接待耶稣。
7众人看见，都私下议论说：“他竟到罪人家里去住宿！”
8撒该站着对主说：“主啊，我把所有的一半给穷人，我若讹诈了谁，就还他四倍。”
9耶稣说：“今天救恩到了这家，因为他也是亚伯拉罕的子孙。
10人子来，为要寻找、拯救失丧的人。”
Up A Tree
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree. . . . - Luke 19:3-4
Zacchaeus met Jesus. He was so eager to see Jesus that he climbed up into a tree in order to watch as Jesus passed by.
We aren’t told what Zacchaeus was feeling that made him so eager to meet Jesus. We do know that he was a tax collector who had gotten rich by cheating people out of their money. Perhaps he realized that was not the best life he could be living, and he was looking for someone to show him a better way. Or perhaps he was just curious about Jesus because he had heard about all the miracles Jesus had done.
No matter what reason Zacchaeus had for wanting to see Jesus, Jesus took their interaction a step further when he told Zacchaeus that he would come and stay at his house. Even if Zacchaeus didn’t know what he needed, Jesus knew what Zacchaeus needed. And during their time together, Zacchaeus’s life changed. He became a generous person, giving half of his possessions to the poor and paying back the people he had cheated.
No matter what your reasons are for being curious about Jesus, Jesus gladly seeks out a relationship with you too. He invites himself into your life. And when you open your heart to him, your life will change too.
Lord, open my heart to receive your love. Open my life to receive your power to change me. Make me a person who wants to live God’s way in gratitude for all you have done. Amen.
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