BLESSINGS OF THE CROSS - DAY 19
“We are getting what we deserve. This man has done
nothing wrong.” LUKE 2 3 : 4 1 ( T L B )
We are guilty and he is innocent.
We are filthy and he is pure.
We are wrong and he is right.
He is not on that cross for his sins. He is
there for ours.
And once the crook understands this, his request
seems only natural. As he looks into the eyes of his last
hope, he makes the same request any Christian has made:
“Remember me when you come into your kingdom”
(Luke 23:42 TLB).
No stained-glass homilies. No excuses. Just a
desperate plea for help.
At this point Jesus performs the greatest miracle of
the cross. Greater than the earthquake. Greater than the
tearing of the temple curtain . . .
He performs the miracle of forgiveness: “Today you
will be with me in Paradise. This is a solemn promise”
(Luke 23:43 TLB).
M A X L U C A D O
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