WANT TO SEE JESUS?Luke 19:1-10< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>

When Jesus was passing through Jericho for the last time before crucifixion it was then that a man named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector sought to see who Jesus was. Jesus must had been passing through Jericho before this last time passing through, but it was never a time for Zacchaeus to seek Jesus. Luke 19:3, ÒAnd he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.Ó Has it ever occurred to you as a believer the need to see Jesus? How can you have a relationship with someone and never desire to see Him? The greatest hindrance that works against seeing Jesus is the one that Zacchaeus experienced. As a short man in the midst of crowd he would not have been able to ever see Jesus on the face of earth and when he missed seeing Him on earth, he would probably miss seeing Him in heaven. Crowds will cloud the destiny of any believer, crowds will relegate a believer to a stand still, and crowds will block every possible view to see ahead. Crowds will terminate a believer from seeing Jesus, especially when the believer is short. Zacchaeus was a short man in the midst of a crowd in an attempt to see Jesus. Are you a short believer? If you have been following the move of the Spirit of God and not have been able to see Jesus, you are a short man. Zacchaeus knew what he wanted despite is height, and because of the understanding of His predicaments he made an extra move and went beyond his stature. He did not let his stature stagnate him because he knew with an elevated stature nothing could deny him from seeing Jesus. Zacchaeus decided to run ahead of the crowd rather than walk with them. In ZacchaeusÕ running there was a need to climb above and beyond the crowd. He was desperate to see Jesus. Are you desperate to see Jesus? Will you borrow from Zacchaeus? Luke 19:4, ÒSo he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.Ó Will you be willing to learn from Zacchaeus? It is time to leave the crowd that is surrounding you, behind by running ahead and looking for where you can climb for the Word of God. When you begin to run and climb for the Word of God, Jesus will see you. In the case of Zacchaeus, ÒAnd when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, ÒZacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.ÓÓ (Luke 19:5) When you begin to see Him, your story will be changed for His glory.