Jesus Brought Salvation To Us From The Tree

Look at all these occasions where Jesus brought salvation to people who were found under a tree, up a tree and hanging on a tree. You can see the progression we make as we turn our lives over to Christ. At some point, we are skeptics - we question if Jesus is who He says He is. We move on to seeking the truth until we realize that we are sinners who have no power to save ourselves. We finally meet the only one who has the power to save us from sin and eternal separation from the Father: 

Jesus saved a man He saw under a tree - this man was a skeptic

John 1:46-49

And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!" Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

Jesus saved a man He found up in a tree - this man was a seeker

Luke 19: 4-6 (Message)

So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus when he came by.

When Jesus got to the tree, he looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, hurry down. Today is my day to be a guest in your home."

Zacchaeus scrambled out of the tree, hardly believing his good luck, delighted to take Jesus home with him.

Jesus saved a man who was hanging on a tree - this man was a sinner

Luke 23:40-43 (NKJV)

But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong."

Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."

And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

Jesus saved all mankind from a tree - this man is our savior

Galatians 3:13 (NLT)

But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

During this Easter season - come and look again at the One who embraced death on your behalf so that you could live as a friend of God.