Good Monday morning! I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Easter holiday. Today, a bit of an event, my last day of college happens today, at least for this undergraduate program. Three years, three months, and eight days of college have past and I am mentally exhausted. I am both proud to have completed the program, and relieved that it is finished at last. Last night, I did take the time to watch a movie about the passion one more time. Each time I am struck by the symbolism of Jesus standing between the two criminals, unbelief on one side and belief on the other. One criminal is condemned and the other saved by a simple act of belief. You might call the believing criminal the first deathbed conversion. A life of crime had past and the criminal hung on a cross. Beside him hung an innocent man, the Son of God. Before the Son of God laid down his human life, the criminal simply asked that Jesus remember the criminal when coming into His kingdom. A simple request it would seem, but backed up by something we all must have in order to be saved - belief in Jesus. Each year the Easter holiday reminds me of that choice, belief on one side, unbelief on the other. There is no middle ground! In a world of difficult choices and situations, one stands clear and simple. A person can believe and know Jesus, or choose not to believe and stand condemned at the final judgement. Today, it does not seem so hard to decide, but be compassionate toward those who do not yet believe - at one time in my life, that choice seemed quite difficult.
To God be the Glory!
Bucky
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