He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” (Luke 19:1-7 ESV)
In this passage we find three people who see. Zacchaeus struggles up the tree so he can see Jesus; Jesus sees him trying to see Him; "they" Jesus going to the home of Zacchaeus and are indignant. Zacchaeus strived to be able to see Jesus; he knew there was something special about Him and that we have lost sight of Him. Jesus always sees us - always knows whether we are seeking after Him. "They" did not care so much about seeing Jesus or Zacchaeus, living only to scrutinize both of them to feel better about themselves. When Jesus comes our way, are we going to want to see Him? Are we so caught up in criticizing others we would miss Him right in front of us? Are we prepared to see Him?
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