Yesterday was an amazing day.  As I had posted yesterday, it started with anxiety and dread.  However, after renewing my mind with God during devotions I was equipped and ready to head into it.  What is so amazing is that all the things I’d written in my journal I was needing to address were either addressed or will be today, and I got much, much more done than I’d ever anticipated.

Today as I was having my devotional time I found myself rereading in Luke 23:39-43 the part about the one thief on the cross scolding the other thief for criticizing Jesus and challenging him to do something miraculous.  In fact, the one thief recognized the magnificence of Jesus and asked him to remember him when he entered into glory.  Christ’s response was that this thief would be with him in Paradise that day.  What was so amazing to me was that this thief went from a criminal to a believer in that instant.  He saw Jesus for Who He Is.  Jesus then saw the criminal for now believing what he wants all of us to believe–Christ came to be our Savior.  With that, the criminal was saved.  This was just a few hours before death for both of them.

I bring this point out because it just doesn’t matter what our charges are that Satan holds over our heads making us believe we are not acceptable to God.  Christ simply says to see Him as my Savior and receive Him and I will be saved.  It is not about saying the right words, it’s about believing the Truth of Who Christ Is and receiving Him.  We can do this early in life or as life is ending.  Christ just wants us.  He came for this very purpose.  Angels are waiting to rejoice too as each of us takes this step.  It has tremendous eternal value.

I haven’t been what man calls a criminal, but I have been what God calls lost.  I’ve been lost believing lies of value and worth and lies of how I must prove myself worthy of Christ’s Kingdom He invites us to.  Now that I’m much more awake to this I know Christ is wanting me to hold this torch of truth high so others can see and know this Kind and Loving Savior who came who came some 2000 years ago.  If you don’t know Christ as this Savior, take a moment and believe.  He’s right there (here).