The Family Altar
BIBLE READING
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:1-10)
INSIGHT
When the late Mr. Roosevelt come to the little city (my city's too small for him), but when he come to New Albany, just below me. (I think we got about twenty-one thousand; they got about twenty-seven thousand.) But he stopped there in one of his elections and electioneering, and, oh, my, everybody just filled the whole country around there to see Mr. Roosevelt. Well, I was like Zacchaeus, I was too little. So to look over the crowd, I got way up on top of the hill.
And the train stopped near the river. And he stood on the back part of the train to make a little speech. And so I backed my truck up to a shed and climbed up on top of the shed to look. I thought, "Well, you know, nobody knows I'm here now; probably Mr. Roosevelt doesn't either." Doesn't make much difference. But I want to live so that when Jesus comes, that He will say to me like He did to Zacchaeus, "Now, come down off of that shed." I'm sure we all feel that way, don't we?
Not long ago, a brother that used to be with me and managed my campaigns, Brother Baxter, he's preached right here in Chicago to you many times. He was speaking when the late King George and the Queen came by Vancouver. That was before he was healed. And he had ulcers in his stomach and he had a multiple sclerosis and he just could hardly set up. But yet with his royal blood, he set like nothing was wrong with him as he passed down through the streets. And Mr. Baxter said he just stood there and wept, because there passed by his king and queen. I thought, "Oh, if that would make a Canadian feel that way about an earthly king and queen, what will it be when Jesus comes?"
My, when I see Him, when we crown Him King of kings and Lord of lords, and I hear all the "Hosannas"; when all the redeemed of all ages stand on this earth, a singing praises and songs of redemption! And around the earth there will be a circle of angels with their heads bowed, don't even know what we're talking about. They've never been redeemed. They don't need to be redeemed; they never fallen. But we, who have been the fallen race of Adam, we needed redemption. So that's the way we can sing what it means to be a redeemed. He has redeemed us back to God by His Blood.
( Elisha the Prophet
October 2, 1956 )
~ Rev. William Marrion Branham
The LORD sees our heart and in fact the pointer that one is the seed of God, is in the interest one has for the gospel and the things pertaining salvation. One may actually not follow immediately but he still has interest in the things of God. All the fellow will need will be a little encounter with Jesus Christ.
The Lord sees the short comings in every one He loves. That stature is not hidden from Him and with his own little stature or impediment of the man Zacchaeus is visible to Jesus Christ. He put them there so that you will with it seek Him to make it up to you.
Jesus is ready to accept you. Are you ready to zealously seek Him?
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