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“Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots....Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭23:34, 42-43‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/luk.23.34,42-43.nkjv Life is full of purposeless activities. Even at Calvary, Jesus had to pray for the forgiveness of men’s sinful expenditure of their time resources; and one of the criminals who were crucified with Jesus became the first beneficiaries of the Saviour’s priestly supplication. Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom”. A criminal whose entire life had been wasted on purposeless activities suddenly became convinced of the need to seek the kingdom of God. Whereas, many other religious people and rulers were distracted by their pursuit of religious activities and self righteousness. Likewise tod...

“And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭23:27-28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/luk.23.27-28.nkjv One of the expected expressions of good condolence is the wearing of long faces and the offer of teary eyes. But for the dead in Christ, the scriptures admonished believers never to mourn. This is because sudden death brings sudden glory. Particularly for Jesus Christ, the crucifixion announces the glorious offer of the final sacrifice for the sin of the whole world; and usher in the King back to His throne of glory at the right hand of God. How would anyone dare to mourn for that? Notwithstanding, the women and the great multitude of people followed Jesus with mourning and weeping, possibly for His being the unfortunate victim of circumstances. But Jesus responded and said “Daughters of Jeru...