About face

Beloved,

When we have an encounter with Jesus, we are never the same as before. Not only do we feel different, we also act differently! The encounter leaves us totally changed. It is as if we had been struggling to march uphill (on our own power) and suddenly, we find the road going downhill, as if we did an about face! Luke 19:8-10 "But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, 'Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.' Jesus said to him, 'Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.'" Jesus does a miracle in our lives when we are struggling and miserable and feeling alone, like Zacchaeus was. The miracle is always twofold: we are confident of our salvation and eternal life with Him, and we act differently towards God and towards others. The change is visible -- in our faces, our demeanor, even our walk. The change is actual -- in our choices, our relationships, and our actions.Why is it we wait? Why is it we live our lives without Him when we could have joy and hope and love every single day of our existence! Let's do an about face, like Zacchaeus, and see how easy it is to have Jesus is our hearts and lives, 24/7, now and forever!
with love,
Kisenyi Robert Grace