What if everyone knew? What if the stuff that really goes on in your head was public domain and what if the darkest parts of your heart were on display for everyone to see? What if the moments in your past that make you cringe and shutter were broadcast for the world? Which relationships would end as a result? What friendships would break? Would you expect to be isolated and socially quarantined? I guess that’s part of the reason we’re all so good at hiding who we really are. To some degree, most people present a kind of edited version of themselves to the world. Almost like a Facebook profile pic, this is us at our best, or at least not us at our worst. Our fear is that if anyone saw us at our worst, they’d reject us completely. We all want to be known, and accepted, but we’re afraid that we’re not acceptable, so we settle for not being known. That’s why one of the most incredible and beautiful things that ever happened in the Bible was simply the uttering of a name. Jesus was visiting a town called Jericho that had a very rare thing in inside it: A person who was totally exposed. Everyone hated Zacchaeus. He was a dirty, rotten, no good, lowlife, traitor and crook. Everyone knew it. His darkness was on display for all to see and as a result, he was utterly rejected by everyone. Everyone, that is, except Jesus. The small, lonesome, hated man was hiding up in a tree when Jesus did something amazing: Jesus said his name, “Zacchaeus.” It was His way of saying, I know everything and I love you anyway. Do you hear Him calling your name?
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