I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 29th of August, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the Gospel of Luke 19:2-3:

”Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature."

He was a very short man but I want to say something to you today. Maybe you’re short. Short physically, maybe you are short of education, maybe you just haven’t had a very good break in life, short of opportunities. Well, I want to talk to you about Zacchaeus. You see, God always compensates. That’s what I’ve found in my life. He never lets you come short if you put your trust in Him alone. He did it for me.

Zacchaeus was a very determined, small man. There are some men that are big who are very slack. They don’t try, they don’t really make an effort. They feel they don’t have to, but he was short and maybe he was always left behind. So he became determined in his character. He was a feisty man. I love watching rugby, and normally, the most feisty man on the field is the scrum-half.  He normally is the smallest man on the field, but I want to say to you, that doesn’t mean to say he is the least. He is the link man and sometimes the most important man on the field. Well, this little man Zacchaeus was not going to be lost in the crowd, so he made a plan. He climbed up a sycamore tree and what happened? Jesus saw him. There weren’t any others up the tree. He saw him. He said, ”I’m coming to your house today.” How would you like the Son of God to come to your house today and have a meal with you? He was a chief tax collector, a thief and Jesus came to his house. Zacchaeus invited all his friends to come and join with him.

You know, if you’re a football fan, there’s a man by the name of Lionel Messi, he plays for Argentina. He is 1.7m tall and weighs a mere 67 kgs. At the age of 10 years old, he had a growth hormone deficiency. He has now become a giant in soccer in the world. Anybody who knows anything about soccer knows who Lionel Messi is.

I want to say to you today, don’t despise your situation. Look up to Jesus and He will see you. Not only will He see you, He will equip you and He will use you mightily. Put your trust in Him, look to Him, give Him all your cares and let Him do the work. 

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day today,
Goodbye.