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​No Longer Important

7/2/2017

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In Luke 19:1-10, Zaccheus was in a sycamore tree. Jesus said to him, “Zaccheus, I want to come to your house today.” It is easy to assume that having welcomed Jesus to his home, he accepted Jesus into his life. He surrendered himself to him. What used to be important to Zaccheus were no longer the priority. His wealth, position, and power were no longer important to him. He said, “I will return what I have taken from the people and will pay them back four times as much.” He also said, “I will give half of my property to the poor.” The love and forgiveness that we received from God and the salvation that we enjoy require that we manifest our faith and love in every concrete and specific way. It is not enough to say, “I believe in Jesus.” We must also say, “I will uphold God’s kingdom with my prayers, presence, gifts, services and witness”. And really do it. 
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