1-4Then Jesus entered and walked through Jericho. There was a man there, his name Zacchaeus, the head tax man and quite rich. He wanted desperately to see Jesus, but the crowd was in his way—he was a short man and couldn't see over the crowd. So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus when he came by.
26"He said, 'That's what I mean: Risk your life and get more than you ever dreamed of. Play it safe and end up holding the bag.
Zacchaeus was willing to do anything to get the opportunity to see Jesus. He wasn't going to
let the EXCUSE of "the crowd was in his way" stop him from getting to Jesus.
He took a risk, climbed a tree, and reaped the rewards.
How many times do we let excuses stop us from getting to Jesus. There are always going to be things in the way, and there are always going to be excuses.
But it is our choice to not let them ruin our chances and it is our initiative to take a risk and do everything we can to get to Jesus.
And as Jesus promises, if we risk our lives for him we will be rewarded above and beyond!
26"He said, 'That's what I mean: Risk your life and get more than you ever dreamed of. Play it safe and end up holding the bag.
Zacchaeus was willing to do anything to get the opportunity to see Jesus. He wasn't going to
let the EXCUSE of "the crowd was in his way" stop him from getting to Jesus.
He took a risk, climbed a tree, and reaped the rewards.
How many times do we let excuses stop us from getting to Jesus. There are always going to be things in the way, and there are always going to be excuses.
But it is our choice to not let them ruin our chances and it is our initiative to take a risk and do everything we can to get to Jesus.
And as Jesus promises, if we risk our lives for him we will be rewarded above and beyond!
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