Christ died on the cross for our sin. He didn’t have to do it. He chose to do it out of love for you and for me. Remembering what he has done, we need to look at the witness of the two criminals and ask, how are we responding to the crucified Lord? Do we revile him? Do we ungratefully come to the Lord, and accuse him of not doing what we want? Do we question who he is because of the hardships we encounter? Or, like the second criminal, do we acknowledge his righteousness, confess our own sin, and ask for mercy? It’s a gut check. Do I treat God like he is Lord, or do I call him Lord, and ask him to do what I want, as if I was the master?

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