1. We all experience rejection

“There was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.”  Luke 19:2

2. Rejection can make you spiritually hungry

“Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and he was unable due to the crowd, because he was short in stature.” Luke 19:3a  

“So he ran on ahead and climbed up a sycamore tree in order to see Him, because He was about to pass through that way.” Luke 19:3b

3. When you are spiritually hungry, God is always there

“When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, ‘Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.’ And he hurried and came down, and received Him joyfully. When the people saw this, they all began to complain, saying, ‘He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!’”  Luke 19:5-7

4. When God is there, His acceptance changes you

“Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, ‘Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am giving back four times as much.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.’” Luke 19:8-10

* All scriptures are from the NAS unless otherwise noted