One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!”
But the other responded, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?”
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And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:39?43) ...
A prayer offered with joy and gratitude Turns into beautiful incense And comes up before God. God accepts such a fragrant prayer And fulfills that heart’s desire.
A person fully loaded with worries and anxieties Comes to feel discouraged, Fails to receive an answer to prayers, And loses the strength to pray. Evils harbored in heart: resentment and complaint Stop prayers from being answered.
God wants His beloved children To offer a prayer with good fragrance in heart. Even an incomplete person can receive A precious gift of answer from God When they try to live in the words of truth And offer the incense of joy and gratitude.
“If I regard wickedness in my heart, the LORD will not hear.” (Psalm 66:18)