April 17, 2015
Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
A reading from the Gospel of Saint Luke 19, 1 – 10:
Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” And he came down quickly and received him with joy. When they all saw this, they began to grumble saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possession, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.”
I have some money in a bank in the USA and I cannot use the money until the money is activated. I wish I had a person who could pay $267 US to reactivate this money so I could get it to pay my bills. Is there anyone who can help me? Please write to me if you can help with what Our Blessed Mother asked me to do and I will tell you what you have to do. I thank you very much.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters, I call you all to keep your hearts open. If you are My follower you will always be attune to Me and be opened to help those in need. You see in today’s story what I did for this man called Zacchaeus. He was considered a sinner by all the people because he was a tax collector. However, he wanted to see Me and he ran ahead and climb a tree so he would have no difficulty to look at Me. There was a special grace working in his heart. When I came to the tree, I told him to come down quickly as I would stay at his home. I knew that this man was ready for a conversion and I wanted to help him. I went to stay at his home and spoke to him. You see what he said at the end. He was a rich man and now he agreed to give half of his fortune to help the poor and to pay four times the amount he forced people to pay. I saw in this man that the Holy Spirit had worked in his heart and that is why I said to him these words, “Today salvation has come to this house.” The people of course did not understand why I went to stay at his house but the reason why I went was to help this man that he may be saved.
I am always ready to help every person who turns his heart towards Me. I am Your Savior and I will do all I can to bring you to the true way that leads to heaven. Come My friends and listen to Me and follow Me. I love you all and I want you all with Me in heaven. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin