The Reason He Came

 When we think about Christmas, we often picture lights, decorations, gifts, 

and warm gatherings. But the reason Jesus himself gave for his coming is

very clear: He came “to seek and to save the lost.”

Zacchaeus was a man who was rejected by people and treated as a sinner. 

Yet, out of the whole crowd, Jesus called him by name and chose to enter 

his house. People pointed their fingers at Zacchaeus, but Jesus saw him 

as “lost” and worth seeking. He did not give up on him—he went after him.

Christmas is not a day given to those who are “good enough,” but the day 

when the Lord personally came to find people like us who had lost our way 

and were wandering. Because we could not go up to God on our own, 

God came down to us—that is what Christmas is.

As we celebrate Christmas, may we be able to pray like this:

“Lord, if the reason you came was to seek and to save someone like me 

who was lost, then I want to live my life praying for and reaching out in love to 

those who are still lost today. The same love with which you came and found me

—please let me share that love with someone else.”

Merry Christmas!

Pastor Paul

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Luke 19:10 (ESV)