ÿþ<html> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered)"> <title>Ponder Points</title> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} h1 {mso-style-link:"Heading 1 Char"; margin-top:12.0pt; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:3.0pt; margin-left:0in; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Cambria","serif"; font-weight:bold;} p {margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} span.Heading1Char {mso-style-name:"Heading 1 Char"; mso-style-link:"Heading 1"; font-family:"Cambria","serif"; font-weight:bold;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=Section1> <h1>Ponder Points</h1> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Luke 23:42</span></b></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:27.0pt; margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>42/ Then he said to Jesus,  Lord remember me when You come </span></i></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:27.0pt; margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>You come into Your Kingdom .</span></i></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:27.0pt; margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>43/And Jesus said to him,  Assuredly, I say to you, today you </span></i></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:27.0pt; margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Will be with Me in Paradise .</span></i></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></i></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>There is a lot of wisdom and knowledge to be gleaned from these two verses. Just ponder them and consider these points. Of course they should be considered in context. Look back to verse 32 of this chapter.</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Two criminals were to be crucified with Jesus, one on either side. (Let s call them right and wrong.)</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Note criminal  Wrong , who stayed  earth bound and focused on earthly limitations of unrepentant mockery& </span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Then notice criminal  Right , who looked beyond the natural, (to the supernatural). He was repentant, taking responsibility for his actions and looked for a new beginning in the Lord s kingdom. But first, he recognized Jesus as Lord!</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> Right believed, repented and asked to be included in the Kingdom of God.</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>He acknowledged Jesus was God when he said  Your Kingdom . (Looks like this  first was a very last minute conversion.) That gives hope to any and every sincere repentant through time, at least until the Lord comes again.</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The results are immediate and the reward was Paradise. Jesus said there is a Paradise! We re also reassured that Jesus wanted to forgive. Theologians may argue about the man paying for his actions and that would be fair comment. But we could also consider where the  Mercy Seat was situated.</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Then there is still more to ponder. Isn t that amazing?</span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>