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The other day a friend of mine “challenged” me, if you will, to share my favorite verse of scripture. That’s certainly a pretty tough thing to do – to pick just ONE verse that stands out as my “favorite.”<\/p>\n

But as I got to thinking about it, I started thinking about the verse of scripture that has had the MOST impact on me since I really, truly became a follower of Jesus.<\/p>\n

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“Then he said, \u201cJesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!\u201d 43And He said to him, \u201c\u2022I assure you: Today you will be with Me in paradise.\u201d – Luke 23:42<\/span>-43.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I have always loved this verse because in such a d<\/span>ark moment, as Jesus was there hanging and dying on the cross next to a thief, a murderer, a criminal – Jesus was still<\/em> loving and forgiving. As He always was and always will be.<\/span><\/p>\n

The thief realized that he, himself, deserved to be there, but that Jesus didn’t, and yet, Jesus offered hope to the thief at the last minute and painted a beautiful picture of heaven as paradise.<\/span><\/p>\n

I could go on and on about this particular verse, but I just love the meaning behind it. It’s such a beautiful picture of heaven even in the midst of Jesus’ darkest hour.<\/span><\/p>\n

It tells me that no matter what we’ve done, no matter what we will ever do, if we accept Jesus as ours, we will be with Him forever in paradise.
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So, I challenge you: what is YOUR favorite verse of scripture and why? You don’t HAVE to share why, but I would love for you to leave your favorite Bible verse in the comments!<\/p>\n

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