Morning Inspiration with Pastor Merritt
You can have failure in your life without being a failure in your life.
“Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.” (Luke 23:32-33)
It is interesting that Jesus is being crucified between two criminals. Normally, the centurion in charge would have put the two criminals next to each other and Jesus off to one side, but the Roman soldier did not realize, even at that point, he was fulfilling an ancient prophecy. Isaiah said that he would, “Be numbered with the transgressors.” This was the only crucifixion in history that was ever prophesied.
What makes it even more unusual is that three men are being crucified for a crime, but there is one big difference. Two were dying for crimes they did commit and One was dying for sin He didn’t commit. Therein lies the word that all of us who have ever failed need to hear. No matter how badly you have failed in the past, and no matter how great a failure you think you may be today Jesus will take us under any condition.
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