Riverbottom Ron
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The Rich Short Ruler
Good Mornin Well , I have ate my share of Morrell Mushrooms . There almost done for the season. But thanks to my son for helpin me find a few good mess's of those things, I'm done till next year. We gave a few pounds to neighbors that cant get through the woods to find them, you would of thought Id given them a million dollars . I'm glad they enjoyed them. Lets get to the message for the day. Zacchaeus: The Rich, Short Ruler
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. (Luke 19:3)
Everyone in town knew him, but nobody liked him. He threw the worst parties and was always the first one drunk on his horribly cheap wine. It’s not as though he couldn’t afford anything better. Zacchaeus sat atop the whole dirty, tax-collecting heap, and from their years of overpaying collectors, the savvy residents of Jericho knew their money could buy better wine.
So when rumor started that a well-known teacher from the backwater of Galilee who had a penchant for waxing eloquent about money matters was making his way to Jericho, you can bet the person everyone least expected to see in the welcoming party was Zacchaeus. To everyone’s surprise the little man, dressed to the nines, showed up anyway. This teacher was, after all, growing extremely popular, and maybe it would do the collection agency’s reputation some good to see its chief officer rubbing shoulders with a hero of the working class. But when the day arrived, if Zacchaeus had come to be seen, the irony was only too apparent when it was he who had trouble seeing.
The crowds had started at the city gate where Jericho’s main drag began its meandering path through the city. Despite his compromised stature, Zacchaeus had always loved a crowd—crowds meant influence and power, not to mention a concentration of taxable pocketbooks. This small-town teacher’s people skills and crowd-gathering ability could come in handy for an unpopular political figure. If only Zacchaeus could see how this teacher did it.
Zacchaeus knew the parade route well, as he’d been a key figure in many of Jericho’s past spectacles. Picking up the fine linen hem of his garment, the short-legged tax collector hightailed it to a certain bend where the road took a dogleg left to get around a large sycamore tree near the center of town. He hadn’t climbed a tree since all his friends were still his height, and if all of Jericho hadn’t been down the road heralding the teacher, the crowd would have relished watching Zacchaeus fumble his way up the branches.
The only thing sillier than watching Zacchaeus climb up the tree was to see him come barreling out of it when the teacher called him by name: “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today” (Luke 19:5). The crowd must have groaned, knowing the dismal reputation of the tax collector’s social insensitivity. However, over the huffs, Zacchaeus’s voice rose up, “Here and now I’m a different person.” Whether or not he realized at that moment that the crowd was standing there has been a topic of conjecture ever since.
• Why do you think Zacchaeus wanted so badly to see Jesus?
• What measures are you willing to take to gain a clearer “sight” of Jesus?
• Jesus invites himself into your heart: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me” (Revelation 3:20). What can you do to show Jesus that you want him to “come in ? All ya gota do is ask him and your life from that moment will never be the same , Ya want Joy and Happiness ? Ya want Peace and Understanding ? Ya Want The Best Rest Of Your Life ? What in the world are you waiting for , Ask JESUS into your life today, right now,You will never regret doing it ! God Loves Yas,,, We Love Yas,,, Have a Blessed day,,, Your friend In Christ,,, From The Riverbottom,,,Ron... My Prayer today is for any of you reading this that don't have JESUS CHRIST in your life ,,ask him right now ,Its so easy, takes about 3 minutes of yer time , Just say this short prayer with me ,,,{ God, I'm a sinner, I'm sorry for all the sin's that Ive done in my life,I want you in my life. I know that you died for me.You hung on that cross.You died and arose from the grave that they put you in 3 days later.,I love you and I believe in you I want to trust in you and I want you to come into my Life .} If you said this little prayer and meant it . You are now a child of GOD and will live forever in heaven with Jesus and everyone that you love.. If you did this ,,I'm glad ya did ,, let me know send me a private message that ya did... I love you all in Christian love.
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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!
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