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The Encounter with Zacchaeus 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Today, we're looking at Luke chapter 19. And, look at verse 17. And he said to him, well done, good servant, because you were faithful in a very little, have authority0:21 over 10 cities. Now the context of, Luke chapter 19 is that Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem to be crucified. Crucified. On his way, he stops in Jericho, which is a city of priest. He has an0:33 encounter with a wee little man named Zacchaeus. Then, after Zacchaeus' life is transformed by this encounter with Jesus, Jesus tells a parable about money and investments, but0:45 its meaning is about a lot more than just dollars and cents. Then we have the last 2 days of Jesus' life, the last 2 days of the week, Sunday and Monday. Let's start with the account0:57 of Zacchaeus. Verse 2, now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. So he was the chief tax collector, meaning that he probably had other agents working for him in1:09 the region. And as a result, he was very wealthy. Verse 3, and he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a1:20 sycamore tree to see him, for he was going to pass that way. Now ask the question, what motivated Zacchaeus to want to see Jesus? Now he was a wealthy man.1:32 He wasn't like those who were sick and poor and hungry that were always kind of following around Jesus. Well, Zacchaeus, like all people, had a spiritual1:44 need, a hunger for purpose and for meaning that only a relationship2:02 Jesus came to the place where Zacchaeus was, he looked up and saw him and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down for today I must stay at your house. I love this because it's a it's a2:13 divine appointment. They did their paths cross. Zacchaeus encounters Jesus, and his life will never be the same. So he made haste, and he came down and received him joyfully. But when2:25 they saw it, that is the the crowd, the religious crowd around there, they come all complained saying he has gone to be a guest with a man who was a sinner, a tax collector. Now, again, I mentioned this2:37 before. Jericho was a city of priest. Jesus, he didn't go to have dinner with the priest. He went with the tax collector. Verse 8, then Zacchaeus stood and said2:49 to the lord, look, lord, I give half of my goods to the poor. And if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold. And Jesus said to him, today, salvation has come to3:01 this house because he also is a son of Abraham. For the son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. Zacchaeus, he wasn't saved by giving his goodsThe Parable of the Minas 3:13 away, but he was doing the works of repentance. He had been saved. His heart had been transformed. Verse 11. Now as they heard these things, he spoke another parable because3:25 he was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately. Alright. So let me provide a little context here. Disciples were ready for the kingdom that3:36 Jesus had been talking about to begin. I mean, literally begin, not the spiritual kingdom, but the kingdom in reality. And what we're gonna see from their reaction to the events that would soon unfold,3:49 their understanding of the kingdom was still still very unclear. Their expectation was that Jesus would establish his ruling civil kingdom, a a a an4:01 earthly kingdom, and they would be be among the preferred rulers. No longer would they be looked down upon and ridiculed. They were looking forward to him being the king,4:13 the Messiah. Therefore, he said, a certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. So he called 10 of his servants, delivered to them 104:25 minas, and said to them, do business until I I come. Now this is different than the parable of the talents that we read about in Matthew chapter 25 where each servant4:37 was given different gifts. In this parable, they are each given the same, Aminah. Now this this wasn't a a huge amount of money. It was roughly equivalent to about 4 months4:48 wages for the average worker. Verse 14. But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him saying, we will not have this man to reign over us. Starting to see the5:00 parallels here. So in this parable, Jesus is communicating the reality that they would face. His kingdom was coming. It wasn't then, it isn't now, it was coming.5:12 Although the foundation was being established, it was being established in the hearts of men, and it's being expanded today. The spiritual kingdom of God is being expanded. The5:23 physical kingdom was and is in the future. Jesus is this nobleman who is going away to receive the kingdom. There is opposition to him, and as we read in verse5:35 14, that means that his, servants who were left to occupy or to do business until he returns, that they would face opposition and hostility as5:46 well. So the working environment is going to be difficult, but, nonetheless, they are not to hide the fact that they work for him, and they are expected to be faithful to their master5:58 and to be about his business and bring a return. Verse 15, and so it was when they when he returned, having mina6:14 has mina has earned 10 minas. And he said to him, well done,6:25 good servant, because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over 10 cities. The mina represents the equal opportunity that, we have to serve the Lord. You know,6:37 when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior and we're given the Holy Spirit, we have the power to live in the kingdom of God according to kingdom principles. Now that6:49 does not mean, because we all have that opportunity, does not mean that we're gonna have equal outcomes. Notice 1 earned 10 minas, on the 1 that he had been given, and7:01 he was rewarded with 10 cities to have authority over. Now that's a significant reward, frankly, for using something someone else entrusted to you, but he was faithful in very little and7:13 therefore rewarded. And and we're in the same situation. We don't have anything of our own. God has given it to us. But if we use it wisely, the blessing that's going to come from that7:25 is going to be, magnified. Alright. Multiply. And, verse 18, and the second came saying, master, your mina has earned 5 minas. Likewise, he said to7:36 him, you also be over 5 cities. Now notice he was not he did not chastise this guy for not having 10. He he had 1. He got 5. He he was7:48 rewarded in handkerchief. For I8:00 feared you because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow. And he said to him, out of your own mouth, I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that8:12 I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow. Why then did you not put my money in the bank that at my coming, I might have collected it with interest? And he said to those who8:24 stood by, take the mina from him and give it to him who has 10. But they said to him, master, he has 10. For I say to you that every to everyone who has has will be given, and from him who8:36 does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. But bring here those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them and slay them before me. Now this third8:47 servant, he hid his mina in a handkerchief for fear of his master. Now he was asked why he didn't at least put it in the bank and draw some interest. Possibly possibly the8:59 servant did not want to be identified with the master because of the opposition and the hostility that was toward the master and his servants. The result was that he was what he had was9:11 taken and he was given it was given to the 1 who had the most. Someone say, well, that's not fair. No. It is fair. If you don't use it, you lose it. And as Matthew Henry wrote, quote,9:22 those who have laid out themselves to do good should have their opportunities of doing good enlarged. You know, that's what I I believe is and I pray this often as as Moses did. Lord,9:34 establish the work of our hands. What the lord has given us to do, we do it to our very best, and then we ask the Lord just to bless it and multiply it. So what does this mean? Well, here's my understanding of the of9:45 this parable. In the context of what Jesus was communicating to his disciples as his followers, we're left here on this earth as his servants to look after his kingdom.9:57 Remember, it's a spiritual kingdom. We're not just caretakers, but we're to be those who are expanding his holdings. We're to expand the kingdom of God. When he returns,10:09 we will give an account to him with what we have done with what we've been given. While the work is temporal, it's temporal. It's just on this earth. The reward is10:21 eternal. What we do in this life will set the stage for what we're able to do throughout all of eternity. You see, they they had the same a very similar principle with the talents, but here we had10:33 the minas. 1 mina turns into 10, and his his reward was to be over 10 cities. So I believe we're going to be, and by the way, this is this is very clear. It has nothing to do with10:45 salvation, but rather this is all about service. Eternity in the new heaven and earth is going to be a place where we can use, I believe, our gifts and our abilities to serve the Lord without the opposition10:57 and the obstacles in this fallen world. Heaven is not just gonna be a place where we're floating around on clouds. We're gonna be engaged in in glorifying God, serving him, working. There there's gonna be a lot to11:09 do. And, you know, this analogy will probably break down at some point, but for those who are NASCAR fans, this is life is kind of the time trials.11:21 Our placement in heaven and what we get to do in heaven is based a lot on what we do with what we've been given here on this earth. So question is, are you being faithful to God with what he's given you?11:33 Diligently going about the business of his kingdom despite the hostility and the opposition that comes in this world. Father, we thank you for your word and, lord, a11:44 challenging parable, but an encouraging 1. And and we thank you for your grace and your mercy and the gifts that you've given us. It's not gifts that we have, but it's gifts that you've given us. And so may we11:56 use them wisely for your purposes and kingdom. For we pray and we ask this in Jesus' name. Amen. Thanks so much for joining me. Until next time, keep standing on the12:08 word.12:12 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you12:24 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at FRC dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 The Encounter with Zacchaeus3:09 The Parable of the Minas
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