A wise choice

In the dark hour of a rejected King’s suffering, two dying scoundrels suffered a similar terrible, self-inflicted circumstance, just as they were also greeted with an equally great opportunity. As the crowd jeered and bristled with hateful words against the despised King, who had chosen to face a gruesome death, one of the malefactors joined in and lent his voice to their tasteless tunes. The other, however, took the side of the King, even though the King had fallen out of favour with the rulers. He saw through the plots of that day, realising his own blots and lot as someone without a slot in the King’s domain. He made an important, immediate and individual decision thereafter. Amazingly, the King showed the scoundrel what He is always willing to offer to everyone and that had even led him to surrendering his own life. To this scoundrel, then, He extended limitless compassion, precious pardon and divine grace that was beyond the rulers’ comprehension. He assured him of entry into His Kingdom!