"Jesus was passing through Jericho. A man named Zacchaeus was there. He was the director of tax collectors, and he was rich. He tried to see who Jesus was. But Zacchaeus was a small man, and he couldn’t see Jesus because of the crowd. So Zacchaeus ran ahead and climbed a fig tree to see Jesus, who was coming that way.
When Jesus came to the tree, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down! I must stay at your house today.”
Zacchaeus came down and was glad to welcome Jesus into his home. But the people who saw this began to express disapproval. They said, “He went to be the guest of a sinner.”
Later, at dinner, Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Lord, I’ll give half of my property to the poor. I’ll pay four times as much as I owe to those I have cheated in any way.”
Then Jesus said to Zacchaeus, “You and your family have been saved today. You’ve shown that you, too, are one of Abraham’s descendants. Indeed, the Son of Man has come to seek and to save people who are lost.” Luke 19:1-10
Scriptures say we love God because He first loved us. This is true.
Jesus said "It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners."
He came for you and me, for who we really are, for our mistakes, our imperfections, our broken hearts, broken dreams and all our aches, pains and sicknesses.
When you realize this, you are now able to see the heart of our Heavenly Father and the love of Him who came down from heaven to look for us, loving us even before we are remotely lovable.
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