"Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise"
"Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise"
Message by Pastor Corey Christians
Message by Pastor Corey Christians
Hanging beside Jesus is a criminal with nothing left to offer. He has no good record, no future plans, and no time to make things right. All he can do is ask Jesus to remember him. Jesus responds with a promise that defies human logic: “Today you will be with me in paradise.” This word speaks hope to anyone who believes it is too late for them. Salvation is not earned over time or proven by performance. It is given by grace. Paradise is promised not to the deserving, but to the trusting.
Hanging beside Jesus is a criminal with nothing left to offer. He has no good record, no future plans, and no time to make things right. All he can do is ask Jesus to remember him. Jesus responds with a promise that defies human logic: “Today you will be with me in paradise.” This word speaks hope to anyone who believes it is too late for them. Salvation is not earned over time or proven by performance. It is given by grace. Paradise is promised not to the deserving, but to the trusting.
Scripture: Luke 23:39–43
One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at Him: “Aren’t You the Christ? Save Yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with Me in paradise.”
Scripture: Luke 23:39–43
One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at Him: “Aren’t You the Christ? Save Yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with Me in paradise.”
