One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, 'If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!' But the other answered, and rebuking him said, 'Don't you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? Luke 23:39 WEBThree men were crucified together at a place called Golgotha. The One in the center was Jesus, the Son of God. There was a convicted criminal on His left, and another His right. One of the criminals ridiculed Jesus, while the other defended Him. Both criminals had been caught, convicted, and crucified together, but yet there were differences between them.
One of the criminals saw himself as redeemable, while the other felt that it was too late. Even though the Son of God was only a few feet away, and would have forgiven them both, one could not see it through his pain filled past. He thought that he was just human trash and not worth saving. That God could never forgive him for all of the things that he had done. He was wrong.
Each time that I have been hurt in my life, or hurt someone else, I grew a little more calloused. I grew a little thicker shell to protect me. It became a little more difficult to believe that God cared about me, that He still loved me. I was looking at my future through cheap sunglasses and thinking that the future, would only be more of the past. Bad lenses will distort your vision.
What you have done wrong, can be forgiven. What you have broken, can be repaired. What you have lost, can be found. The things that you used to dream about, can still come to pass in your life. The end of one thing, is only the beginning of another. It is important that you realize that whatever you have done, it is not too late, and you can have a fresh start. You are the one that makes the difference, and you are the one that has to make the choice.
One thief was saved, and one was not because that was the choices that they made. Have hope. God loves you, and He still has a plan for your life. Do not let the pain of the past keep you from seeing the open arms of Jesus today. He chose you, now choose Him.
Prayer: Heavenly Father please forgive me, a sinner. Without You, I am nothing. Help me put my life back together. Come into my heart and lead me from this day on. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, guide my steps, speak to me and through me, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.Note: Good morning, just a reminder that our Wednesday RHM Live worship service is happening tonight! This special time includes live music, a video teaching, as well as interactive prayer and fellowship in our RHM Live chatroom. All members are invited to join us at 7pm EST (we recommend that you arrive about 15 minutes beforehand for fellowship and to make sure the streaming is working for you). The page where it will happen is here:
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Amen
Amen Lord
Amen my dear Lord.
Prayer: Heavenly Father please forgive me, a sinner. Without You, I am nothing. Help me put my life back together. Come into my heart and lead me from this day on. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, guide my steps, speak to me and through me, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen Thank you
This is a good one Pastor, it struck a cord in me. The day we put our life on the shoulders of Our Lord to carry, is the day we begin our journey to eternal life.
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Heavenly Father please forgive me, a sinner. Without You, I am nothing. Help me put my life back together. Come into my heart and lead me from this day on. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, guide my steps, speak to me and through me, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen! Awesome message and prayer :)
Beautiful! Amen!
Praise you Jesus for being in our lives.You are magnificent.We love you. Amen
Whaat an assurance! What a comfort knowing.....never too late!
Thank you Pastor for encouraging us with this devtional. Stay Blessed!
We can overcome anything and do all through Christ! I am so grateful to God for the blessings He is giving me lately!
Dear God, thank You for all Your blessings.Please guide me and our family to be the best for You, in Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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"HE chose me, and now I choose HIM." Thank you LORD MY GOD for forgiving me and making me new again. Amen
Amen! Jesus is the way, truth and life; I thank God for that!!
Love this !!! It’s written just for me .. what I am going through and how I’ve messed up .... this word is spoken for me thank you P. Dion ...
Amen!
Amen.
Lord save me from my distortion.
Heavenly Father please forgive me, a sinner. Without You, I am nothing. Help me put my life back together. Come into my heart and lead me from this day on. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, guide my steps, speak to me and through me, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen <3
Father, lead me from this day on and fill me with the Holy Spirit. Amen <3
Thank you Pastor Dion for todays devotion. :-)
Amen. Praise God! Thanks Pastor Todd! Heavenly Father please forgive me, a sinner. Without You, I am nothing. Help me put my life back together. Come into my heart and lead me from this day on. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, guide my steps, speak to me and through me, in the Name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
Amen