Zacchaeus was a wee little man and a wee little man was he. That's what most of us think of when we hear that name and that is a shame. Zacchaeus is an important person in the story of Jesus. On the way to Jerusalem to be crucified Jesus is passing through Jericho, Zacchaeus' home. Zacchaeus is a short man, a rich man and a despised man by the Jews of the region, with good reason. He is an important man in Rome though but he realizes a far greater person, Jesus, is in town and he is desperate to see him desperate enough to check his dignity at the door and run and climb a tree to see HIm. What happens next is scandalous and life changing not just for Zacchaeus but for everyone in Jericho and everyone who will pass through that place. Listen and you will see how important this story actually is. It is a story of extraordinary grace changing not just one life but many lives.
