"We shall individually be held responsible for doing one jot less than we have ability to do...But when we give ourselves wholly to God, and in our work follow His directions, He makes Himself responsible for its accomplishment. He would not have us conjecture as to the success of our honest endeavors. Not once should we even think of failure. We are to cooperate with One who knows no failure." ~Messages to Young People, p. 309

Friday, June 17, 2011

Blogging Through The Gospels: Luke 23

Luke 23--it chronicles Jesus' journey from Pilate to the tomb. I've read this story before--blogged about it before--so today, it was a little hard trying to find something new to blog about. I'll certainly try my best here!

Scripture:

"One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

"But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."

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

"Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth today, you will be with me in paradise."" ~Luke 23:39-43

Observation:

So what do we have here? Basically, three guys about to die. And one of them is Jesus. One of the criminals starts insulting Jesus, just like the priests, elders, and other Jewish leaders have done. But then the other criminal responds. He tells the first criminal, "Hey, we're getting what we deserved. This guy's done nothin' wrong!"
Then this criminal believes on Jesus and asks Jesus to remember him when Jesus' kingdom comes. Jesus assures him right then and there, that he would be in Jesus' kingdom. Wow.

Application:

Even as Christ was taking his last labored breaths, he was still comforting those in need. Most of us right now certainly aren't in as dire circumstances as Jesus was in. Do we show kindness to others? Jesus would want us to, and I certainly don't think we show kindness as much as we should.

Prayer:

Dear God, thank you so much for dying for me and taking away my sin, so I can come live with you forever. Help me to be more kind to the people I meet, and be a better witness for you. Thank you! In Jesus' name, Amen. 


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