Zacchaeus – From Corrupt to Compassionate
Thursday, March 19
Zacchaeus – From Corrupt to Compassionate
Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor… – Luke 19:8 NIV
Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector, wealthy, powerful, and despised.
In the Gospel of Luke 19, he climbed a sycamore tree just to see Jesus. He was small in stature but big in curiosity.
His flaw? Greed and corruption.
His mess? Exploiting his own people.
Yet Jesus called him by name and chose to stay at his house.
Tasha Cobbs sings a song titled ‘You Know My Name’ and the lyrics reminds us that
🙏“He knows my name….And oh, how he walks with me…Yes oh, how he talks with me..And oh how he tells me…That I am his own.”
One encounter changed everything. Zacchaeus voluntarily repaid what he had stolen and gave generously to the poor.
Salvation didn’t just change his heart, it changed his habits.
In this Year of Purpose, when Jesus enters your house, transformation follows. True repentance produces visible fruit.
Prayer for today: Jesus, come into my house. Expose anything in my life that doesn’t honor You. Change my heart and my habits. Where I have wronged others, give me courage to make it right. Let salvation overflow into generosity and integrity. In Jesus’ name, Amen.