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[cimi]

March 21
Friday


REMEMBER ME

READ:
Luke 23:39-43
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Remember me when
You come into Your
kingdom.
__Luke 23:42
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Matthew Henshaw got his name into the Guinness Book of World Records in an unusual way. After swallowing a 15.9-inch sword, Henshaw attached a 40-pound sack of potatoes to the handle of the word and held it for 5 seconds. (This is not recommended.) __Ha Ha...(emphasis mine)

Henshaw and others like him have gone to extraordinary lengths to have their names memorialized in the world's most famous record book. The longing for immortality compels people to do many things--some remarkable, and some bizarre.

The immortality Jesus offers has nothing to do with anything we do. In fact, after giving His disciples the authority to do truly remarkable things (Luke 10:17-19), Jesus said, "Do not rejoice... that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven" (v.20).

At Golgotha an, unnamed thief believed that message just in time (Luke 23:40-42). He understood that eternal life had nothing to do with what he had done--good or bad. It had to do with what Jesus was doing--giving His own life so that even the undeserving could be welcomed into heaven by God. The important thing is being remembered not by others, but by God. __Julie Ackerman Link
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```````````````Bearing shame and scoffing rude,``````````````````
```````````````In my place condemned He stood--`````````````````
```````````````Sealed my pardon with His blood:``````````````````
````````````````Hallelujah, what a Savior! __Bliss`````````````````
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Our lives matter because God loves us.

****************Today's Bible Reading __ Luke 23:39-43************

39 Then one of the
criminals who were hanged
blasphemed Him, saying,
"If You are the Christ, save
Yourself and us."

40 But the other, answering,
rebuked him, saying, "Do
you not even fear God,
seeing you are under the
same condemnation? 41 And
we indeed justly, for we
receive the due reward of
our deeds; but this Man has
done nothing wrong.


42 Then he said to Jesus,
"Lord, remember me when
You come into Your
kingdom."

43 And Jesus said to him,
"Assuredly, I say to you,
today you will be with Me
in Paradise."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Two criminals were with Jesus (Luke 23:32-33). They
were not petty thieves, but robbers who used violence to rob and
possibly murder their victims. Some scholars have speculated that
they were revolutionaries and insurgents associated with Barabbas,
whom Pilate released instead of Jesus (Luke 23:14-25). Intially, both
robbers mocked Jesus (Matt. 27:44). Later, one of the robbers had a
change of heart, perhaps brought about when he heard Jesus praying
for forgiveness for His enemies (Luke 23:34). __SKT

[Mackenaw]

Amen. I enjoyed the entire message, but one portion really stood out to me:

The immortality Jesus offers has nothing to do with anything we do. In fact, after giving His disciples the authority to do truly remarkable things (Luke 10:17-19), Jesus said, "Do not rejoice... that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven" (v.20).

-- Do not rejoice that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written heaven. This is so powerful to me. I, personally, received this message about 2 years ago, as a warning and blessed correction. I've not forgotten. Thank You Holy Spirit.

Reminded me of IIPeter 2:9-11, and also Jude verses 8-9.

We are not to live in fear, we have been given power from on High through our Lord Jesus and by The Holy Spirit. Let us not be rebuking spirits more than we are praising our Lord.

Thank You Holy Spirit.

Hey Cimi *2thumbs*

God bless you, Cimi.
Love,
Mack