{"id":1321,"date":"2025-08-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=1321&2025"},"modified":"2025-08-26T18:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:00:08","slug":"the-mission-statement-luke-19-1-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/the-mission-statement-luke-19-1-10\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mission Statement: Luke 19:1-10"},"content":{"rendered":"
Focus Passage: Luke 19:1-10 (NCV)<\/div>
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\u00a01<\/sup> Jesus was going through the city of Jericho.\u00a02<\/sup> A man was there named Zacchaeus, who was a very important tax collector, and he was wealthy.\u00a03<\/sup> He wanted to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because he was too short to see above the crowd.\u00a04<\/sup> He ran ahead to a place where Jesus would come, and he climbed a sycamore tree so he could see him. 5<\/sup> When Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to him, \u201cZacchaeus, hurry and come down! I must stay at your house today.\u201d<\/p>

\u00a06<\/sup> Zacchaeus came down quickly and welcomed him gladly.\u00a07<\/sup> All the people saw this and began to complain, \u201cJesus is staying with a sinner!\u201d<\/p>

\u00a08<\/sup> But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, \u201cI will give half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times more.\u201d<\/p>

\u00a09<\/sup> Jesus said to him, \u201cSalvation has come to this house today, because this man also belongs to the family of Abraham. 10<\/sup> The Son of Man came to find lost people and save them.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Read Luke 19:1-10<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n

Part way through His ministry as He was traveling through the city of Jericho, Jesus meets a tax collector named Zacchaeus. Looking back on this event, the thing that is most remembered about Zacchaeus is the detail that he was short and chose to climb a tree to simply catch a glimpse of Jesus.<\/p>\r\n

However, Jesus goes a step further and invites Himself over to Zacchaeus\u2019 home. While the crowd grumbled and complained, Zacchaeus experiences a heart transformation, and pledges to give half his wealth to the poor and right any wrongs he may have committed in the past.<\/p>\r\n

Luke concludes this event with Jesus saying a powerful blessing: \u201cSalvation has come to this house today, because this man also belongs to the family of Abraham. The Son of Man came to find lost people and save them.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 9-10)<\/p>\r\n

In these two concluding verses, we see Jesus sharing another glimpse of His ministry on earth. Jesus came to bring salvation into the homes of those who will let Him in. Jesus came to adopt people who are willing into the family of Abraham to become one of God\u2019s chosen people. Jesus came to find those who are lost, hurting, and needing help with the goal of saving them.<\/p>\r\n

The context in Luke\u2019s concluding remarks are focused in on the specific event of Jesus\u2019 time with Zacchaeus. In an almost universal way, we can take these verses and apply them to any and every situation where someone comes to God<\/strong>, whether they had fallen away from God at some point in their past or even if they had never known God.<\/p>\r\n

We can also take these verses and apply them to Jesus\u2019 overall ministry. Jesus came to the earth because He wants to find lost people and save them. Jesus arriving on earth marked the start of God\u2019s salvation being made known, and the start of God actively adopting people into His new spiritual \u201cfamily of Abraham.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

This thought was inspired by studying the Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p>

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