(By Hymar Idinie David) - He
is like Zacchaeus. He has fallen from grace. He has lost sight of the master.
So he climbs a sycamore tree to see Jesus pass him by.
He
is so focused on the crowd of people seeking Jesus. He thinks the master won't
have his time. He thinks the master won't hear him. He doesn't believe like the
Psalmist that he can seek the Lord and would be heard and delivered from all
his fears.
So
Zacchion went and climbed a sycamore tree to watch Jesus pass him by.
Like
some of us, we are in that place where we isolate ourselves from the presence
of the Lord. We go out of the way to get out of the way. Why did Zacchion not
stand there and wait?
Because
he felt he was too short.
Another
reason was because he felt he wasn't worthy.
Zacchion
was a cheat, a rogue, a corrupt man. The later verses explained it clearly. He
thought Jesus was going to take one look and judge him. So he put himself out
of reach. He climbed a sycamore tree to watch Jesus pass him by.
Jesus,
surrounded by crowds, was walking past the tree. Then he stopped. And looked
up.
