Lord Jesus, remember me...
"And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say, unto thee, today shalt thou be with Me in Paradise ." -Luke 23:43 [KJV] My soul, hear the gracious words of thy Jesus. This was the third cry of the Redeemer on the cross. And Oh! how full of grace, rich, free, unmerited, unexpected, unlooked-for grace, to a poor lost perishing sinner, even in the very moment of death. Let the self-righteous pharisee behold this example of redeeming love, and wonder, and be confounded. Surely no one will venture to suppose that this man's good works were any recommendation, when the poor wretch was dying under the hands of justice. What was it then that saved him but the complete salvation of Jesus? The Son of God was offering His soul on the cross a sacrifice for sin, and being between two notorious sinners, gave a rich display of the sovereignty of His grace, and His love to poor sinners; and in confirmation, snatched this one as a brand from the burning—took him from the very j