Scripture Thursday

Luke 19:1-10 “Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.’ So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

All the people saw this and began to mutter, ‘He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.’

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, ‘Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.’

Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.’”

Since I was a day late posting on my blog last week, I’m posting a day early this week. So Scripture Friday becomes Scripture Thursday. I’m still reading the book of Luke. In this week’s reading was the story of Zacchaeus. This is a story familiar to many young children who attend Sunday School.

I remember singing the song about Zacchaeus in Sunday School. “Zacchaeus, you come down, for I’m going to your house today.” That is one line from the song. What would you do if Jesus said he was going to your house today?

What is one of your favorite Bible stories from your youth?