Thought process

we say builder but it takes more divine insight than cognitive effort. the latter soaking in the former to ensure a result worth of our Lord.

Now lets look at what the text says. Zacchaus. I need to be with you

its the imperative nature of his statement that leaves a clue of the gravity of the matter.

No guest before presented himself at the front door of a house and said, and i quote “ I must dine with you today”

how crucial is the encounter! How vital is the reception! theses are the two elements i want to expound on. im here. I must be here . thats my place to be

thats all i have in mind. but already the questions start forming:

who are sitting at your table currently?

if any, when last did you dine with the Lord. Supper with the Lord. how many people/

What happens when He dines?

does anything change at all?

what is the significance of letting Him in?

We are intelligent oh yes , meeting him is what speaks to our existence i think

TO what shall we compare it? a life changed by exposure more than by instruction thats the key

Also, we have to ask ourselves, what is the value of a life without him? to what end do we labour and store up things on earth?

Looking at the development of the text, we see clearly the one moving towards, the one orienting his steps in the direction of the one who is rejected.

The movement is one of great significance. He walks towards me. in the story of the gods, many civilisations were built based on divinity we created, influenced by the things around and way of life, God must have looked like us,

it was oh so well when festivals were frequent and the pleasures of life numerous. but came the issue of si

in the thinking process i realise that GOd is the one that offers what the hearts requires, in contrast to the other gods, but he deasl with hte intimate coming because his reality is different. It is interconneciton or nothing. Dealing with Sin with a special touch. what makes

so you the beauty lies in that God watns us to be transformed as a choice. maybe it has no releveance to the sermon but it does say that Gdo want us to be different and becasue he loves he offers choice. Freedom. is the element of God. Free to choose, free to worship, free to be ensalved, or to pick a master