Zacchaeus climbs a Tree to see Jesus coloring page

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Today's second new drawing is of Zacchaeus.

He was the man who climbed a tree to see Jesus.

Zacchaeus climbs a Tree to see Jesus

Zacchaeus was a good man.  But the Jewish leaders and many of the other people in Jericho despised him because he worked for the Romans as a tax collector.  But he was honest and also generous with his wealth.  He gave half his income to help the poor.  Zacchaeus was actually chief among the publicans so he was the leader of the tax collectors. 

So, Jesus (who knew everything) knew that Zacchaeus was a good man.  And Zacchaeus really wanted to see Jesus as the Savior was walking by.  But Zacchaeus was a short man.  He could not see over the crowd.  So he chose to climb a sycamore tree to get sight of Jesus.  

Jesus looked up at him and announced that He, Jesus was coming to Zacchaeus' house.  Zacchaeus was thrilled!  He told Jesus about how he was honest and gave so much to the poor.  Jesus said that salvation had come to Zacchaeus' house.  

I think this is a beautiful story.  Jesus often condemned selfish and/or dishonest rich people, but Zacchaeus was not selfish.  He was a truly GOOD man.  So Jesus honored Zacchaeus by going to his house... and blessing Zacchaeus and his entire household I'm sure.  It just goes to show that there can be rich people who are good and others who are not.  

Of course that goes for everybody.  There are poor people who are honest and others who choose a life of crime etc. And people of any class can choose to follow the Savior or not.  But the eternal rewards of following the Savior are very much worth it.  Eternal life and eternal glory - living with our righteous Earthly family members AND our eternal family members - living with our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother... are blessings that make the riches and glory of the world a minor thing. People of all levels of prosperity can choose to be generous with their worldly goods, their time, and their service to others.  They will be blessed for those things.  

NOTE:  This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the "Religious" button and scrolling down to the bottom of the New Testament section.  May you or the children who are around you have fun coloring!