Lord Remember Me

I listened to a sermonette today; it wasn’t long or drawn out. But this lady was talking about how she wanted Jesus more than anything else in this world.

Then, I began to think about the two thieves on the cross. They both hung next to Jesus, one on his left and one on his right. One of them railed on Jesus saying, “If you are the Christ, save us and yourself.” But the other one realized there was something different about Jesus. They both heard him as he cried out to God. He didn’t curse or condemn anyone. Even though he had every reason to plead and demand his innocence. He was tortured more than the two thieves. They saw the thorns that tore into his scalp. The blood that poured form his hands and feet. The mocking’s and cruelty as the crowd cursed and condemned him. And then this one thief began to see that he was not like other men.

Gasping for breath, it was difficult to say the least. Blood and sweat poured over his face and into his eyes. The beating alone should have killed him. Dehydration and the pain in his body hanging there for hours was taking its toll. When he finally cried for water, He was given vinegar to drink. But more than his bodily discomfort he prayed for the very ones who had done this to him. “Forgive them Father, they don’t know what they are doing.”

The thieves had heard him pray. Heard him as he suffered and not one time asked to be taken from his tormentors. “He shouldn’t be hanging here with us. We deserve our punishment, but he has done nothing wrong. Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

“I tell you this,” Jesus said. “This day you will be with me in paradise.”

Do we mock Jesus? Are we concerned only with our demands? Our lives? Our wants and desires? Or do we hear and see and recognize what one thief saw and tied to defend him? Are we so caught up in this world, that the hurts and needs of our fellow humankind are oblivious to us? Do you know Jesus? Are you hanging on a cross and hopeless? Is being a thief, and hanging onto lies more important than hearing the truth and turning to Jesus? “Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom!”

Listen, there’s a storm coming. A storm like none we’ve seen in our lifetime. Be afraid, be very afraid. If you don’t have Jesus living in your heart, you will perish. The thief of your soul wants you to believe that Jesus is just a myth. Which thief would you rather believe? The one who mocked Jesus, or the one who said, “Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom!” He gives us all a choice.

THERE IS ONLY, ONE WAY! ONE TRUTH! ONE LIFE!

JESUS LOVES YOU!

JESUS SAVES!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 23, 2025

Luke 23:39-43 King James Version

³⁹ And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

⁴⁰ But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

⁴¹ And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

⁴² And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

⁴³ And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.