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Luke 19:5-9

And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because I must stay at your house today.”  So he came down quickly and welcomed Jesus joyfully.  And when the people saw it, they all complained, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”  But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!”  Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this household, because he too is a son of Abraham!

Zacchaeus, a short, wealthy tax collector, climbs a tree just so that he can see who Jesus is...because he cannot see over the crowd. True to form, Jesus decides to address him while he is still in the tree, and invites Himself to Zacchaeus' home as a guest. This verse says that Zacchaeus, "made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully." (NKJV) As Jesus Christ reveals Himself to you through nature, through people, through miracles and trials: receive Him joyfully. Allow the revelation of Jesus to change your heart and create a new life for you in Him!