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The LORD is near - Thursday, September 24, 2026
by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr

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Christ in the Home Life (2)

Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.
Luke 19:5

Christ in the Home Life (2)
This was not said for the chief of the tax-gatherers alone, but for us also; it is the way the grace of the Lord compels Him to take towards all whom He has sought and saved, and so it can be said that salvation has come to all who are His—salvation not from the penalty of sin merely, from hellfire at last, but for every day of the journey to the homeland, for He Himself is salvation to us, and He is an everyday Savior, who will never leave us nor forsake us.

What a comfort lies here for all about whom the storms of trouble sweep! The Lord is with them, and every sorrow may be laid at His feet and every difficulty told to Him. That life which appears to have the least sorrow has its difficulties and burdens, and none of us have sufficient wisdom or strength to deal with these. But He is sufficient for little trials and for big, and so precious are we to Him that He will never abandon us. Only let it be realized that the grace of God brought Him down to us, not only to save us, but to stay with us, and that He is ever by our side to support and succor us and to sympathize with us, and it will change the aspect of every sorrow and produce the song where the sigh has been. It is the realization of His presence that can lead the saint of God to say, “I will fear no evil; for You are with me” (Ps. 23:4).

Observe carefully that the Lord did not merely say to Zacchaeus, “I must stay with you,” but “at your house.” He was interested in the family of the man whom He had sought and saved. A place was to be found for Him in the home circle, so that not only the individual needs and difficulties, but those of the household, might also be brought to His notice.

J. T. Mawson

O Lord, our God, our homes are Thine forever!
We trust to Thee their problems, toil, and care;
Be Thou the center of our least endeavor:
Be Thou our Guest, our hearts and homes to share.

Barbara B. Hart

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