SCRIPTURE: Luke (NIV) 23:47 The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
OBSERVATION: Who was this centurion and what had he just seen? He was the centurion in charge of the crucifixion of Jesus and he had just witnessed the death of Jesus.
Four times Pilate had declared Jesus to be innocent. Then Pilate said that Herod had found Jesus to be innocent. The thief on the cross a sixth time and in this verse, the centurion makes the seventh declaration of the innocence of Jesus.
APPLICATION: Jesus was innocent! There is no question! Yet a holy God allowed his innocent son to die a terrible death. Why? There is only one reason, He was dying in my place, and I am not innocent!
PRAYER: You may want to pray as I have prayed: Jesus, I am a sinner and need to be cleansed of my sins and forgiven. I am asking that the blood you shed on the cross be the payment for my sins. Cleanse me, forgive me, and be my Lord. I thank you as I receive your forgiveness by faith. In Your Wonderful Name I pray, Amen
And now, you may want to join me in this prayer: Lord, you died for me and now you live in me. Today I die to myself to live my life for you. May I bring you much joy. Amen.
Pastor Leon
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