Come to Seek and Save - Luke 19:10

The beloved physician Luke wrote how, “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 your 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, insomuch as he also is a son of Abraham”, and in chapter nineteen and verse ten of his book Luke shares how Jesus says, “the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” where we read:

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

The verse reads, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save ...” Luke began with the words, “For the Son of man” or “because, since and on account that God's Son Jesus” “is come to seek” which means “is arisen, appeared, come forth and shown Himself to strive after, require, demand and crave” “and to save” or “and to keep safe and sound as well as rescue from danger or destruction” the following. Luke shared how Jesus declared the purpose for His coming was to “strive after” and “rescue” the following.

The verse continues, “... that which was lost.” Luke added the words, “that which” or “those who” “was lost” which means “were put out of the way entirely, abolished and put to ruin”. Luke shared how Jesus said He came “looking for” and to “rescue” that which has been “abolished and put to ruin”.

When we think through Luke's words in this verse, we learn the purpose for Jesus coming to the world. “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (See John 3:16-17), and because people were separated from God and in a “condemned” state because of their sins, Jesus came to “seek” and to “save” them. Zacchaeus is an example of how Jesus is willing to bring “salvation” to the house of every person regardless of their background or reputation, and those who are wise will follow Zacchaeus' repentance and yield their lives to Him as their personal “Savior and Lord”. Be “found” and “rescued” by the eternal living God.

Next time Luke shares, “as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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