Genesis 32:1-33:17; Psalms 1:1-3:8; Matthew 18:15-35
Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. Numbers 35:31
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you. Acts 3:14
Imagine how Barabbas felt escaping crucifixion. Was it disbelief and then gratitude? Was it calloused indifference? He deserved to die because of his actions. We too deserve to die because of our sin against God. Jesus Christ died in our place. What is our attitude? Is it gratitude leading to confession or calloused indifference leading to rejection of God’s gracious gift? —K. J. W.
Children of men, attend to the word, so solemnly uttered by Jesus, the Lord,
And let not this message to you be in vain, “Ye must be born again.” —William T. Sleeper