He Looked Up For Me

The crowd saw a thief- Jesus saw a son.

I’ve been thinking about Zacchaeus lately.
A man many hated , but Jesus didn’t.
A man known for what he took, not for what

he carried in his heart.
They saw a thief.
But Heaven saw hunger.

He was short, and the crowd was tall.
He didn’t push his way through.
He didn’t yell.
He just climbed.

Not to be seen-but to see.
He ran ahead, found a tree, and reached
upward.
And it was enough to stop the Savior of the
world in His tracks.

Jesus looked up.

And He called him by name.

“Zacchaeus, make haste and come down,
for today I must stay at your house.”
(Luke 19:5)

That still brings tears to my eyes.
Because I know what it’s like to reach silently.
To climb without fanfare.
To just want to see Jesus.

Zacchaeus didn’t ask for salvation.
He didn’t beg for forgiveness.

He just wanted Him.
And Jesus gave Himself fully.

I write this for the one who feels unseen.
The one who has a past.
The one the crowd whispers about.
The one who’s heard, “you’ll never change.”

Jesus is still looking up.
He’s not looking for perfection.
He’s looking for posture.

He saw a man in a tree a called out a son.
And that’s what He does.

Zacchaeus responded not with empty words,
but with proof:

“Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the
poor…”
(Luke 19:8)

Grace entered his house and reordered his
life.
Because when Jesus stays, everything
changes.

He didn’t just visit Zacchaeus.
He claimed him.

“Today salvation has come to this house.”
(Luke 19:9)

This is what I know in my spirit:

Jesus doesn’t knock like man.
He doesn’t wait to be invited.
When He sees hunger,
He says “Today I must stay with you.”

If you’re reading this and you’ve ever felt like
Zacchaeus,
I want yo to know-Jesus sees you.
He knows where you are.
And if you’re climbing, if you’re hoping,
He’s already looking up.

He’s not walking past.
He’s stopping.

And He’s coming home with you

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