Ephesians 2: 1-7, I pray you read this with your whole heart and God gives you understanding. You don't have to clean up. Jesus washes over you when you choose Him. The cross, and the blood that was poured out was for us.
Luke 23: 39-43, These verses gives us 2 examples of attitudes of the heart of a person. That is what Jesus sees. The attitude of our hearts. The two thief's that hung on the cross next to Jesus, one was arrogant, and one was humble enough to believe Jesus was Who He said He was. A simple prayer of his faith, "Jesus remember me." That reached the throne room of heaven. We are not saved because we are better than anyone, or because you walked your whole life serving Jesus. That one thief had no time to clean up and walk with Jesus. Yet because of his humble prayer of need, Jesus said, "Today, you will be with me in paradise."
I don't think any of us realize the magnitude of the horror of crucifixions at Golgotha. Louie Giglio explained it as the worst sort of barbaric garbage landfills possible. Romans would crucify criminals and often no one would claim the bodies. So the soldiers would peel the bodies from the beams and toss them into the garbage heap. Wild animals would take care of the rest. Need I say more? That is just horrific! To think that is what they were going to do with the body of Jesus Christ. The criminals deserved the punishment they got. But Jesus, can you even wrap your mind around that? At any time He could have called a legion of angles, but He didn't.
Jesus was nothing but love and mercy to all He met. He was never drawn to people who thought they had it all together. He was drawn to those in need. Which thief can you relate to? The one who was arrogant and expected Jesus to perform a miracle? Or the one who realized his need for Jesus. He realized he was getting the punishment he deserved. I love how this video and scripture tell a very important part of salvation. Turn and acknowledge our need for Jesus. That will change the direction of your eternity. It shows us the depths of Gods mercy, even at our last moments of life. Will Jesus remember you? That is something to think about, don't you think? If you think that you can navigate your own way through life, in a way you made yourself your own god. I need Him. My Creator knows how to lead me better than I can ever do myself.
Jesus did die on that cross. I would rather believe that now, then find out one day that I was wrong. He rose again and is seated at the right hand of the Father. Acts 7:55, I'm sure that for every lost soul, that if you acknowledge your need for Him, He would STAND and receive your cry to Him. He is a God of mercy and grace.
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