Moments For You

Luke 19:1-10 describes the conversion of a soul. Like the stories of Nicodemus in John chapter 3, and the Samaritan woman in John chapter 4, the story of Zacchaeus should be studied by anyone who is seeking salvation. The Lord Jesus never changes. What He did for Zacchaeus, He is... Read more →

“This day is salvation come to this house” (Luke 19:9). These precious words from the account of the conversion of Zacchaeus present three characteristics of the salvation which the grace of God brings. It is a present salvation, a perfect salvation, and a personal salvation. “This Day”—A Present Salvation Dear... Read more →

“The Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). I suggest that this verse is the central, key text of the Gospel of Luke. What wondrous truths are stated here, in the most amazingly simple language. Here are fifteen one-syllable words, only... Read more →

“Bear not a single care thyself,    One is too much for thee; The work is Mine, and Mine alone;    Thy work—to rest in Me.” Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was one of the most widely used missionaries in China’s history. Inland China opened to the Gospel largely as an outcome of his... Read more →

There is a priceless lesson in the interesting story of Zacchaeus. If anyone is serious about his soul’s salvation, serious in the pursuit of truth, serious in her desire after Christ, that person will—most assuredly—get all they seek for, and much more beside. The earnest seeker is sure to become... Read more →

“Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden... Read more →

“O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me” (Psalm 139:1). What did they call Zacchaeus in his hometown of Jericho? Most folks recognized him as the chief tax collector. The Romans may have identified him with a number. He was merely one cog in the huge machine that brought... Read more →

“On the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work” (Genesis 2:2-3). The... Read more →

There are some who think that salvation is similar to a present they receive in the mail. While it was good and kind of the Lord to send this gift to them, they imagine that He remains at a great distance from them. Have you ever felt like this? If... Read more →

Jesus “said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat” (Mark 6:31). We live in times of rush and turmoil; we are so actively engaged in a... Read more →

We live in a day and age where people like to hurry. We like to run around and see how much we can get done. Luke describes for us how Zacchaeus “Ran … and climbed up into a sycomore tree” in order to see Jesus (Luke 19:4). Zacchaeus, though he... Read more →

There is no music in a rest, but there is the making of music in it. Our life’s melody is broken off here and there by “rests,” and we foolishly think we have come to the end of the tune. God writes the music of our lives, and the rests... Read more →

One man challenged another to an all-day wood chopping contest. The challenger worked very hard, stopping only for a brief lunch break. The other man had a leisurely lunch and took several breaks during the day. At the end of the day, the challenger was surprised and annoyed to find... Read more →

“This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham” (Luke 19:9). Jesus does not mean that every member of Zacchaeus’ family automatically got saved because Zacchaeus did. A man’s salvation does not extend to his wife and children—they must personally repent and... Read more →

“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours” (Revelation 14:13). The Bible speaks of death, for a Christian, as a rest from labor. It is as if the Lord of the harvest says to the weary... Read more →