Jesus invited his followers to count the cost. As a chief tax collector, Zacchaeus likely knew the prices of his day. But he counted the cost when salvation came to his house and found the greatest treasure of all. The cost of discipleship may seem high. But the cost of non-discipleship is so much higher.
The anxiety epidemic is in the air. Nothing new here. To the anxious people in the first and twenty-first centuries, Jesus offers hope. What is the answer? He is!
Through Christ’s death and resurrection, God now welcomes people from every tribe and tongue to come to his table.
As the church grew in God's grace, the Holy Spirit spoke to them in their times of prayer, fasting, and worship. They obeyed his instructions and sent out missionaries to take the good news to the ends of the earth. The Holy Spirit is at work all around us.
Prayer not only connects us to God but can also lead to miraculous deliverance.