Remember Me

Luke 23:42

42Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

There were three men nailed to crosses on Calvary. Crucifixion was considered the most horrible death for the most horrible criminals. Our Lord hung in between two thieves. The words uttered by one thief were full of unbelief and taunting hurled at Jesus. But the other, reminded the first thief that they were getting what they deserved but that Jesus was innocent. Usually, the guilty don't admit their guilt. But that indeed was the first difference of the one thief. He recognized that he was wrong in his actions that caused him to be where he was. And once he did, he asked Jesus to remember him. And Jesus said in verse 43 "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

The thief's humility is exactly what it takes for us to come to Jesus. There needs to be enough humility to say you have been wrong, made wrong choices, that you don't have all the answers. And when you do, no matter what you have done, even the most horrible of crimes, you can say to Jesus, "remember me."  And Jesus, our Lord and Savior, King of kings and Lord of Lords will remember you and take you in.

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