The thief being crucified on the cross beside Jesus, on Good Friday...defended Him to the other one who kept railing against Jesus, mockingly telling Him to save Himself… Its interesting to me that when people are confronted with their sinfulness, they do one of two things they repent or they attack the truth. The unrepentant thief was attacking Jesus and his character. Trying to prove that he wasnt the Messiah... This thief was repentant and then he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when You come in Your kingly glory! And Jesus answered him, Truly I tell you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise. How precious...like a drink of water that must have been to The Lord. This mans belief in and defense of Him...when the soldiers and the other man were still accusing, cursing and tormenting Him... It was right afterwards that the earth trembled, it got dark...the temple veil tore and Jesus cried out, committing His spirit to God. What happened after that...? I can imagine seeing Jesus in the spirit, helping that repentant thief down off the cross, putting his arm around him, welcoming his new brother and friend into His kingdom...and then...arm in arm...side by side...they walked together right into paradise
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:34:21 +0000
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