In the midst of the darkness and the gloom of the cross, there came a voice from one of those thieves. It flashed into the soul of Jesus as He hung there, “This must be more than man; this must be the true Messiah.” He cried out, “Lord remember me when Thou comest into Thy Kingdom!” We are anxious to get the last word or act of our dying friends.
Here was the last act of Jesus. He snatched the thief from the jaws of death, saying, “This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.” Such was his forgiveness of sin, an act of grace, as his forgiveness of his murderers was an act of mercy.—MOODY.
