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What is the priority of Jesus? Why did He come to earth, die on the Cross, rise again, go back to Heaven, and send the Holy Spirit? Why did He give us His Spirit? Why did He give us the church? Why did He give us the Great Commission? Because the priority of Jesus is found in Luke 19:10: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
That is a really simple statement, but it should be the church’s priority today. “Jesus came to SEEK and to SAVE the lost.”
In Luke 18, we see Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus.
He was a chief tax collector, and because of this, he was very powerful and rich. He heard that Jesus was coming to town and climbed a tree to see him because he was a short man.
As Jesus is walking by, He looks up into the tree and sees Zac, and tells him to come down and that He is going to His house today. Jesus talks with Zac, and he confesses his sin and becomes a follower of Jesus.
But the religious church people became very upset with Jesus. Because of who Zac was, a sinner, a thief, and Jesus is going to his house, and all his friends would be there. Jesus was not trying to please religious people; he was living out God’s priority for his life. “He came to seek and to save the LOST!”
Remember that was us once, and Jesus saved us! Our priority as saved people is to lead other lost people to Jesus!
Lord, help us to live with Your Priority for our lives! “To seek and to lead others to Jesus so that they can be saved from their sin!”
Lord, help me to be a Kingdom Builder today!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Pastor Ronald Squibb has been the International Christian Center (ICC) Lead Senior Pastor at Staten Island, New York, since 2011. He draws on many experiences from his over 40 years as a pastor and from significant emotional experiences.
His new book, Following the Journey with Jesus, which he co-authored with Daniel McNaughton, was recently published and is receiving rave reviews. The daily devotion appears in this publication.
