PSALM 34:8 (MSG)
Open your mouth and taste,
open your eyes and see—
how good God is.
Blessed are you who run to him.
LUKE 23:42-43 (ABP)
Then one of the criminals being crucified beside Jesus said to him, “Remember me when your kingdom comes into power!”
Jesus replied, “Certainly, today you'll be at peace and rest with me.”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Even the criminal could see the good that the cross was producing.
DAILY FODDER
How can we call something so painful and shameful "good"?
PRAYER
Jesus, thank you for the assurance that I am safe in you. I taste your forgiveness and I am relieved. How wonderful you are to receive me into your Kingdom without constraints. I regret that it was at your most desolate moment that you considered me. Thank you for making me secure. Show me who needs your message today. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
