Daily Bible Reading— April 2025, God’s Strengthening Word: Assurance of Hope in Christ Jesus預覽

Introduction

Luke 19:1–10: Zacchaeus, a superintendent tax collector, encounters Jesus and promises to repay those he has cheated. The concluding verse is often read as a mission statement of Jesus.

Today’s Key Verse: Luke 19:10

[Jesus said:] “The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Reflect

How is Zacchaeus described? What does he do to see Jesus? What does Jesus say to him when he sees him in the tree (verse 5)? What do the people in the crowd say (verse 7)? What does Zacchaeus say he will do (verse 8)? How does Jesus respond in verse 9? (If you have time, compare the reading for April 3, John 8:31–47.) In Jesus’s day, tax collectors were contracted by Rome and were hated by the Jews who considered them ritually unclean and regarded them as traitors. What are your thoughts about what Zacchaeus said he would do? Reread verse 10. How does this verse portray Jesus’s role in this story?

Pray

Lord Jesus, thank you for always seeking me whenever I stray and calling me back to you. Thank you for your steadfast love, mercy, and forgiveness, and for salvation that comes from trusting in you. Amen.

Tomorrow’s Reading

Luke 19:11–27: Jesus tells a parable about gold coins.