Moment of Truth (Luke 23:38-43)
Moment of Truth (Luke 23:38-43) Many times, while Jesus was condemned, he was challenged on his ability to save himself if he was…the king or the Messiah (v.38,39) Because of ignorance, many did not know the purpose of Jesus was to save the world, namely you and me. He came as the Saviour of the world, and he was not going to deviated from that mission. Now that he was on that Cross with some criminal, he had to die to fulfill that mission to completion. This was nothing more than a temptation from Satan to stop him short of his goal. Do you find that Satan tries that one on you too stopping you short of your goal sometime? You see, you are not alone in your temptations, the whole world and especially Jesus had to go through them as well. The one criminal who was crucified with Jesus did not fear God or respected him at all. He was the one who challenged Jesus to save himself if he was the Messiah. But the other criminal acknowledged Jesus’s innocence and was sa