HONESTY 5 - God can change cheaters.

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Devotional Thoughts about Luke 19:1-10

For Jews and others in the Roman world, publicans or tax collectors were considered the scum of society because of their corruption. Their universally-hated status is implicitly referred to most of the times they’re mentioned in the Bible. And among the publicans, Zacchaeus was a leader, and a rich one.

Publicans were also one of the people groups most interested in Jesus and His message (along with sinners and harlots). This was definitely true of Zacchaeus. When he did what it took to get a glimpse of Jesus on His visit to Jericho, he risked attracting unwanted attention and losing what dignity he may have had. He could hardly have expected the results.

As Jesus put it, salvation came to the publican’s house that day; his repentance was obvious. He was changed from a greedy hustler who’d worked the system to his own advantage to someone whose new values motivated him to contribute generously to the poor and reimburse his victims at the rate given in the law (see Exodus 22:1).

Lord, thank you for saving me and changing my life. Please help me trust You to keep changing me and others so we'll become more like You.

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