I love Zacchaeus, because he has something that all of us can relate to he is a small man, so you can only imagine he felt something to prove. What he doesn't have in stature he can make up in his powerful occupation. Tax collectors a despised occupation (I think we can relate - IRS, anyone?). These tax collectors could pad their own pockets by asking - or more accurately - demanding more than what was owed to cover their own expenses. We know Zacchaeus had done so, because he admitted as…
Read more »
journeyon added a text contribution A little man with a big change of heart.I love Zacchaeus, because he has something that all of us can relate to he is a small man, so you can only imagine he felt something to prove. What he doesn't have in stature he can make up in his powerful occupation. Tax collectors a despised occupation (I think we can relate - IRS, anyone?). These tax collectors could pad their own pockets by asking - or more accurately - demanding more than what was owed to cover their own expenses. We know Zacchaeus had done so, because he admitted as… Read more »