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"The Thief at Calvary" (posted April 1, 2009)

  He (the robber) said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into your kingdom."
  And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."
   - Luke 23:42-43

If the prayer of the robber was admirable, much more was the reply of Jesus, a reply ushered in with special emphasis-- not for him only to whom it was said, but for us also who believe in Him Who died and rose again for us.

The blessings of accomplished redemption are not deferred till that day [of the future kingdom]. They are true now, whether we live or die. We are the Lord's, and we know it; we are bought with a price; we are washed from our sins in His blood. By Him the Father has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.

Such is the position, such the standing, such the assured, known privilege of the believer by virtue of redemption. The converted robber was the first soul to taste of this rich and fresh mercy. The Lord assures him, not merely of His remembrance in the kingdom, but of being that very day with Himself in paradise.

What a testimony to the all-overcoming and immediate power of His redemption! A robber so purged by His blood as to be that very day with the Son of God, and this not in heaven only, but in its brightest, highest seats! For that is paradise.

William Kelly



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