THREE CROSSES

Jesus Christ and two men are carrying their crosses through the streets of Jerusalem toward Mount Calvary. Three men. Two criminals, an innocent, are going to the death penalty.
What do I see? A picture of the whole humanity.
All human beings (the two criminals) are born, grow and die, each one carrying his life story and his sins on the back. God is among them (Jesus Christ), pure and holy, but most do not understand, and go on living their life toward death, not realizing that God is on their side.
Most do not realize that Jesus Christ is really God who became man to die as man, and that on the cross - only on his cross - is the life not the death - eternal.
Jesus is among us, whether you realize it or not.
Three sentenced to death, each one hung on his own cross.
Two of them- crime: thieves (Mt 27:38, Mk 15:27)
One of them- crime: saying that he is the king of the Jews.
On the way to Mount Calvary, Jesus was seen by the two thieves being despised, humiliated, spitting and hurt by the majority of the population, and also they saw Jesus being nailed to the cross.
The reactions of the two thieves:
1 - Hanging on the cross, bleeding, on the verge of death, next to the Savior, acted as the majority of people in that day: sarcastically.
- Are you the Christ? Why don’t you save yourself? And save us too!
2 - Hanging on the cross, bleeding, on the verge of death, next to the Savior, acted completely different from the majority and said to the other thief:
- You do not fear God even being on his side at the time of death?
- You do not realize that he is dying without any guilt? He did nothing to deserve death on the cross!
- You do not regret even being on the side of God?
And to Jesus, he said:
- Jesus, remember me when come in your kingdom.
The first one said - "save us", sarcastically. And Jesus responded nothing. For him there was no promise, no hope. He died carrying his sins, which will still be punished by God ...
The second one said – “save me”. And Jesus promised paradise after death and his presence. God will not charge him anything because Jesus already paid.
The birth of Jesus divided the History in: AC and DC; His death divided the humanity in: rebellious sinners, without God; and repentant sinners with God.
Since that day everyone has to choose on which cross is going to die. And the limit to choose is the cross. The Bible doesn’t give possibility for salvation after death.
All human beings are going to death; the difference is how each one will address it. Believing that Jesus is his Savior or not.
Jesus is in the center and there are two men next to him, which one is you?