February 19, 2013

Luke 23:43 Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.’

If you think that you have been too terrible for God to forgive you, then take in these words. This was a man who was being crucified next to Jesus, the punishment reserved for the most wicked people, a man who probably could not get much worse than he was…

And yet when he turned to Christ and believed that He was who He is, Jesus forgave him there and then. Jesus invited him to be with Him in heaven.

That same invitation is open to each one of us no matter how far we have already gone; all we need do is to admit we are that bad and turn to Christ asking for His forgiveness.