Scripture: Luke 19:1-9- Jesus often embraced people who were flawed,
In Luke 19:1-9 we find Jesus singling out a man named Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus was a chief tax
collector and he was very rich. He added more to people’s tax bills and consistently cheated others
to gain personal wealth. He was short in stature and had to climb up a tree in order to see Jesus.
When Jesus walked by, He looked up and spoke to him by name. Jesus said, “Zacchaeus, make
haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” The Bible says Zacchaeus “…received
Him joyfully. But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, ‘He has gone to be a guest with a
man who is a sinner.’’ That created quite a stir among the Jewish people. They knew Zacchaeus
and they knew what he did. Zacchaeus said, ‘Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I
have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.” Jesus responded, “Today
salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has
come to seek and to save that which was lost.” I bet the happiest disciple of all was Matthew
because he alone had to bear the stigma of being a tax collector. And all of a sudden Jesus embraced
and forgave Zacchaeus too who was likely far worse than Matthew. Jesus consistently pursued.
those who were disqualified and rejected by the mainstream. Jesus often embraced people who
were flawed, misunderstood, misguided and misjudged and proceeded to anoint them to
confound the wise. That is a principle by which God works!
Today @ 3:54 a.m. is the first quarter moon.
❖ The quarter moons are used by the occult as bows for shooting very destructive arrows of
bitter words of curses, barrenness, calamities, failures, incest, and every imaginable evil
against the righteous.
❖ Pray that every bitter word spoken by the occult during any phase of the moon should fall
to the ground unfulfilled, and the Lord should turn all curses into blessings for His people
worldwide. (1 Sam 3:19; Neh. 13:2b).
❖ The fullness of the wrath of God will come upon every demonic activity and the wicked
will receive a just reward for their wickedness at full moon over the earth and over the lives
of God’s people round the world. Declare Job 20.