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Over A Meal

 
I have a dear friend that I've known for more than 30 years. I still remember the very first time I came to her home for dinner. As she welcomed my husband, Ken, and me into their home she said, "If you want to see me - come anytime. If you want to see my house - make an appointment!" We laughed and I loved that immediately the ice was broken and we became fast and now longtime friends.

There's something about opening your home to others that feels ... revealing. In a way, it is! Home is where the "real you" lives. We can let our guard down. There's something about sharing a meal that opens our hearts a little more to the ones we gather around our table.

Jesus knew this. How often we read of Him going to someone's home for a meal. One of my favorite times is in Luke 19 when Jesus was walking through Jericho and saw a man. IN A TREE! Zacchaeus had a lot of money. He was also in charge of tax collectors who were not very well-liked... and, he was short! To top it all off, he was curious. So he climbed up a tree to get a bird's eye view of this Jesus coming through town. Jesus got to the tree, looked up, and called out. “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” (vs 5)

While the people didn't approve of Jesus going to eat with Zach, and that's a whole other story for another time; Jesus' presence, His attention to Zacchaeus, opened his heart to the heart of Jesus. The man confessed to the Lord and offered to make things right with those he had cheated. Luke 19:9 (NIV) tells us, "Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house."

The table is set. We are invited to come as we are. Sit in the presence of our Lord and Savior. He's got an incredible meal prepared for us today!

Read more devotions written by Denise Harper at Treasured Inside
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