zac

1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today." 6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully.7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." 8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold." 9 And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." 

We will call him Zac for our thinking on this passage. He is a taxman and he is over collecting and getting rich. But when Jesus came to town Zac has to see him. He wants to see this man? Maybe he has heard of Jesus and like my fried Paul was looking for something more in his life and Jesus had a thing about him. Or like me I knew Jesus and all the stuff but no relationship with him. And he is short so he has to climb a tree. The sinner wants Jesus. So when Jesus calls his name Jesus love is all over this. Here is the town sinner and this prophet wants to see him at his home. So Jesus love hits and he trusts Jesus and he wants to prove it. Note THIS IS NOT A THING TO GET HIM SAVED IT IS A THING HE DOES OUT OF LOVE AFTER HE IS SAVED. He is going to pay back and make it right. Jesus came to seek people like me who is the sinner Zac is and give me salvation. No he does not earn it Jesus gives it