23/04/2022
Luke 23:39-43 describes the event of Jesus and the two criminals beside him, nailed to their crosses, portraying what is known as the crucifixion.
One criminal hurls insults at Jesus and the other rebukes that criminal proclaiming that Jesus is underserving of this punishment He is receiving, "...this man has done nothing wrong" (Luke 23:41). He asks “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
Let us learn to fear God with a heart of reverence for Him, to also confess our life to Him, as fragile and as broken or put together we may think we are. His love for us is so much so, that He would say, 'today you will be with me in paradise'.
Roman 6:8-10
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.
Praise the LORD, for He is good and worthy of all praise.