Zachaeus: On A Sycamore Tree

By St. Mark Preaching Ministry

This book begins on a dusty road into Jericho - but its story started long before. Long before Zacchaeus ran ahead of the crowd and climbed the sycamore tree, before the people pressed in to see Jesus, before the road was even laid, the Father had already set His plan in motion.
From the dawn of creation to the promises spoken through the prophets, the heartbeat of God has been the same: to seek and to save the lost. In sending His Son into the world, the Father was not responding to an unexpected crisis but fulfilling the eternal purpose He had in His heart from the beginning - to bring His children home.
Jericho was a city layered with history: the site of Israel's first victory in the Promised Land, the place of both triumph and curse. Into this city of contradictions, the Son of God came - not to address the powerful or the celebrated, but to seek out one man whose name most people would rather spit than speak.
Zacchaeus, chief among tax collectors, was wealthy in possessions but bankrupt in reputation and peace. Yet the Father saw more than the crowd saw. He saw a man, He had been seeking all along - a son of Abraham who would soon be restored.
This is not merely Zacchaeus's story; it is ours. We all have our own sycamore trees - moments of longing, curiosity, or desperation that lift us above the obstacles of life for a glimpse of Jesus. And we all have the same need: to hear Him call us by name, to welcome Him with joy, to be changed by His grace.
As you walk through the chapters of this book, you will see the Gospel in motion - the Father's initiative, the Son's mission, the Spirit's transformation - played out in one man's encounter with Christ. You will also see how this pattern stretches across all of Scripture, from the garden of Eden to the streets of Jericho to the cities of our day.
St. Irenaeus wrote:
"The glory of God is a living man, and the life of man consists in beholding God."
In Zacchaeus's story, we behold both God glorified in the rescue of the lost and a man truly alive because he has seen and received the Savior.
This book is not only an account of what Jesus did for Zacchaeus; it is an invitation for you. The same Father who sent His Son to Jericho sends Him now to where you are. The same voice that called Zacchaeus down from the tree calls you into His presence. And the same joy that filled Zacchaeus's house can fill your life today.
As you turn these pages, may you hear the call of the Father, welcome the Son into every corner of your life, and join the Spirit's mission to seek and to save the lost - until the streets of our cities echo with the joy of heaven.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FMXYN3T3
• ISBN13: 9798298681827
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"