HE KNOWS YOUR NAME
Luke 19:1-10

O Lord you have searched me and known me.

What did they call Zacchaeus in his hometown of Jericho? Most folks recognised him as the chief tax collector. The Romans may have identified him with a number. He was merely one cog in the huge machine that brought revenues pouring into Rome. Zealots in Israel spoke of him as a traitor because he has sold out to the enemy. Others in the community may have called him names behind his back.

Yet Jesus, when He passed through the village, called Zacchaeus by his name. Looking up to the leafy tree where the little man was perched, Jesus said, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house” (Luke 19:5). Although the two men had never met, Jesus called him by his name.

Hearing our own name spoken means that we are known. When Zacchaeus heard Jesus speak his name, it had a dramatic impact on him. It led to such a remarkable transformation that he promised to give half of his goods to the poor and to make restitution to those he had cheated (verse 8). God knows you intimately. He is keenly interested in your life. How you respond to Him will determine what you live for on this earth. It will also determine where you will spend your eternity. It’s your call.

’Tis not that I did choose Thee,
For, Lord, that could not be;
This heart would still refuse Thee—
But Thou hast chosen me.

THE CREATOR KNOWS YOU WELL; DO YOU KNOW HIM AT ALL?