Luke 23:31
"For if they do these things in a green tree,
what shall be done in the dry?"
When Jesus was condemned to be crucified, he was taken from the judgment hall and set in the middle of the town square with four Roman soldiers. His own cross was then laid upon His shoulders. Then He was marched to Calvary by the longest route possible to be crucified.
Jesus began by carrying His own cross, but under it's weight His strength gave out and He could not carry any farther. The Roman government could make any by-stander carry another's cross when they got too weak to do so. When the Roman centurion looked around for someone to carry it, out of the city came Simon, from far off Cyrene which is now modern Tripoli. No doubt he was a Jew who all his life had scraped so that he may be able to eat one Passover meal in Jerusalem. But the Roman spear touched him on the shoulder and he found himself carrying the cross of whom he thought at that time was a criminal's cross.
Try to imagine the feelings of Simon. He had come to Jerusalem to cherish the ambition of a lifetime, and he found himself walking to Calvary carrying a cross. His heart was filled with bitterness towards the Romans and towards this criminal who had involved him in his crime. As Simon looked upon Jesus his bitterness turned to wondering amazement and finally to faith; and he became a Christian, and his family became some of most known souls in the Roman church. His bitterness turned to wonder and to faith; and in the thing that seemed to be his shame he found a Savior.
My Friends, As many plans that we have made in our life, I'm sure that some has been knocked off track just the way Simon's was. When we were wondering around in life lost in sin, there was bitterness. I thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that the bitterness turned into wonder and then to faith. For now I look forward to eternal life.
Amen!
Reading: Luke 23:26-31
Ref: HG SB, BSB
Try to imagine the feelings of Simon. He had come to Jerusalem to cherish the ambition of a lifetime, and he found himself walking to Calvary carrying a cross. His heart was filled with bitterness towards the Romans and towards this criminal who had involved him in his crime. As Simon looked upon Jesus his bitterness turned to wondering amazement and finally to faith; and he became a Christian, and his family became some of most known souls in the Roman church. His bitterness turned to wonder and to faith; and in the thing that seemed to be his shame he found a Savior.
My Friends, As many plans that we have made in our life, I'm sure that some has been knocked off track just the way Simon's was. When we were wondering around in life lost in sin, there was bitterness. I thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that the bitterness turned into wonder and then to faith. For now I look forward to eternal life.
Amen!
Reading: Luke 23:26-31
Ref: HG SB, BSB
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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