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The Saviour's Blessings III​

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And he cried, saying, 'Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.'

And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace:

but he cried so much the more, 'Thou son of David, have mercy on me.'

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And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him:

and when he was come near, he asked him,

saying, 'What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?'

And he said, 'Lord, that I may receive my sight.'

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And Jesus said unto him, 'Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee'.

And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God:

and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

Luke Chapter 18 v32-28

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All throughout the Gospel of Luke we have seen the Saviour dispensing physical blessings and spiritual blessings;

His blessing have been abundant.

We have noted that His greatest blessings have been the spiritual blessings of the forgiveness of sins, that is salvation.

At the end of Luke 18 v42 we find the words of the assurance of salvation given by the Lord Jesus to a blind beggar:

" ... thy faith hath saved thee. "

From this narrative we see that it was the beggars personal faith in the Saviour,

the Lord Jesus, that brought him this great spiritual blessing.

The wonderful thing was that the beggar knew as he lived the rest of his life here upon Earth, that he was saved.

 

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And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

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And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

 

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him,

'Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.'

​And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

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And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying that he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: 'Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor;

and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.'

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And Jesus said unto him,

'This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.'

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Luke Chapter 19 v1-10

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In the very next chapter, Luke 19, we discover a very different man who receives salvation.

There are many contrasts between these men, but there are also some similarities.

One is their personal faith in the Saviour.

Another - they were not swayed by what the crowd or the majority thought.

They both got beyond public opinion to faith in Christ, faith in the Saviour.
 

Interestingly, this second man Zaccheus, received assurance from the the Saviour's words that he was that day saved.
See Luke 19v9:  And Jesus said unto him 'This day is salvation come to this house'.

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Zaccheus did not have to wait until Judgement Day to know if he was a possessor of salvation:

The Saviour's words were enough for him.

Let us ask ourselves: Am I saved?

Have I received this assurance of salvation from the words of the Saviour Himself? 
Both these men knew there and then that they were saved - salvation was theirs.

In Luke 19v10 the words of the Saviour Himself are most enlightening - we encourage all to ponder them ...
'For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.'

The beggar was lost; Zaccheus was lost.

Both were lost to God because of their sin, both would have perished because of their sin.

Both were saved through faith in Christ.
 

The very purpose of the Saviour's coming to Earth from Heaven is given in His own words:

'For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.'
 

He came with the purpose to seek and to save, He alone has the power to save.

 

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Consider the words of Mr John Newton's famous hymn, 'Amazing Grace' :

Amazing Grace - how sweet the sound

that saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now I'm found,

was blind but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear,

and Grace my fears relieved...
How precious did that Grace appear,

the hour I first believed.

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'For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

not of works, lest any man should boast.'

 

Ephesians 2 v 8&9