Sought and Saved

August 19

(Luke 19:9-10 NIV) ““Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. {10} For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.””

(John 10:10 NIV) “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

(1 Timothy 1:15 NIV) “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst.”

There was a day on which salvation came to the house of Zacchaeus. He became a believer -- a son of Abraham -- a disciple. A conversion took place and the name of Zacchaeus was written into the Lamb’s book of life. We hear no sinner’s prayer -- just obedience to the Spirit of God and deeds of genuine repentance. There is a “time to be born”, and there is a day on which we are born again. It’s why Jesus came. He came to seek and save the lost, and when that happens, He never forgets. Christ didn’t come to dine with royalty as one would expect of the King of kings. He didn’t come to spend time musing with the greatest of religious scholars. He didn’t come to be a superstar who fills stadiums. Jesus came to call sinners to repentance and save our souls from hell. He came to make disciples and change our lives. Zacchaeus was sought and saved. He had his day of salvation. Have you? -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day