S – But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord. And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much.” 

⁹ “Today salvation has come to this house,” Jesus told him, “because he too is a son of Abraham. ¹⁰ For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.” 

Luke 19:8–10 CSB

O – Commentary:

But Zacchaeus stood up and voluntarily announced that he would give half of what he owned to the poor and repay fourfold all he had wronged. He publicly wanted the people to know that his time with Jesus had changed his life. Interestingly he parted with much of his wealth, similar to what Jesus had asked the rich ruler to do (18:22).

Jesus’ words, Today salvation has come to this house, did not imply that the act of giving to the poor had saved Zacchaeus, but that his change in lifestyle evidenced his right relationship before God. Zacchaeus, a son of Abraham by birth, had a right to enter the kingdom because of his connection with Jesus. That was Jesus’ mission—to seek and to save those who are lost

“Luke,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A — Two big concepts – Life change and connection with Jesus.  Life change is inevitable.  We all face “curveballs” in our lives. When life change happens connected with Jesus, it allows the supernatural to impact our decisions, actions and innermost being.

R – Lord, we invite your Holy Spirit to lead and interact with us today.  We are all going through life changes.  We desire your presence and power in all of it.  We want to draw closer to you so we can experience all of it in a relationship with you.