DAILY?READINGS: 2 Chronicles 25; Ezekiel 42; John 18:28 to 19:16
They crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. John 19:18
For the two thieves, the moment of parting had come. Never again, either in this world, or in that to come, would they be together. Separating them is the final Divider of us all. This division was much more than physical, for one had repented and was forgiven, whereas the other persisted in his impenitence and unbelief (see Luke 23:39-43). All the evidence points to one being “saved” and one being “lost.” Eternally, on which side of the Saviour will I be? —George Hall
Because the sinless Saviour died,
My sinful soul is counted free,
For God, the Just, is satisfied,
To look on Him and pardon me.
—C. L. Bancroft