For the Son of Man Came to Seek and to Save the Lost

Who was this Zacchaeus?  The children's song say," Zacchaeus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he..." But in Luke 19:2-7, the text suggests he was not only small in stature but he was rich,  a political shyster and a blatant sinner.
What do we learn from the text?Verse 19:3-4- Zacchaeus was drawn to look for Jesus
Verse 19:5- Jesus saw promise in this "sinner" known as Zacchaeus.  (Jesus invites himself to his house)
Verse 19:6- When given an invitation from Jesus...Zacchaeus  quickly jumps at the chance to be with Jesus.
Verse 19:8- Zacchaeus repents and makes significant life adjustments to follow Jesus.

If we now scroll down to verse 19:41 ...I think we have an interesting contrast to this story.
"As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it..."
I would offer to you that Jesus was saddened by His homeland...God's people...rejecting Him.
They knew that God's Messiah would come someday.  But most did not even accept Him as the Messiah.  Those who did ...assumed He came as a conquering king.  Jesus could see their hearts...and He wept.

When Jesus saw the seeking, repentant heart of Zacchaeus He must have been pleased....  He says in Luke 19: “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham."