Read Luke 23:33-43
33When they came to the place called “The
Skull”, they crucified Jesus there, and the two criminals, one on his right and
the other on his left. 34Jesus said, “Forgive them, Father! They
don’t know what they are doing.”d
They divided
his clothes among themselves by throwing dice. 35The people stood there
watching while the Jewish leaders jeered at him: “He saved others; let him save
himself if he is the Messiah whom God has chosen!”
36 The
soldiers also mocked him: they came up to him and offered him cheap wine, 37and
said, “Save yourself if you are the king of the Jews!”
38 Above
him were written these words: “This is the King of the Jews.”
39 One
of the criminals hanging there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah?
Save yourself and us!”
40 The
other one, however, rebuked him, saying, “Don’t you fear God? You received the
same sentence he did. 41Ours, however, is only right, because we are
getting what we deserve for what we did; but he has done no wrong.” 42And
he said to Jesus, “Remember me, Jesus, when you come as King!”
43 Jesus
said to him, “I promise you that today you will be in Paradise with me.” [1]
Think
Where are you supposed to find yourself in this story? As one condemned, hanging on the cross next
to Jesus – at first mocking him – and then realizing that he is your only hope?
Pray
Jesus, remember me, when you come into your kingdom.
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