Sinclair B. Ferguson
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He's done nothing wrong.
Somehow it felt as though he'd been struggling in his pain to solve a puzzle.
And now the pieces were beginning to come together.
This man who had somehow saved others.
He surely must be Jesus of Nazareth.
Most people in Jerusalem seemed to know what he had done.
Could that notice on his cross be true?
Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
And that prayer, that prayer for the forgiveness of those who were crucifying him, that was amazing.
I don't suppose he could put it all completely together.
But this much was clear.
This was the King.
This was the Messiah who had been promised, promised to open the gate into the kingdom of God.
What should he do?
What could he say?
He turned his head to Jesus and said these never to be forgotten words.
Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.
That Friday began as the worst day of his life.
It was the last day of his life.
But it was the best day of his life.