The good life presented in Lily’s Alen’s The Fear is filled with money, clothes, diamonds, fame, good tan, good looks and more! Lots of people think that once they’ve got those things – they will have made it – they’ll have the good life. What’s your idea of the good life? Sometimes what we think is good… may not really be that good. You hear of famous people all the time who seem to have it all – yet their lives are empty, their relationships suck, they are miserable. What’s the good life? The really good life? How do you get it?
The crucifixion of Jesus is an unlikely place to find the answers. In Luke 23:32-43, there are two ways that people respond to Jesus. The rulers, soldiers, sign-writer, and one of the criminals being executed alonside Jesus all make run of Jesus. They reject him.
The criminal on the other side of Jesus responds differently. He accepts Jesus. He can see himself clearly: he is getting what he deserves. He can see Jesus clearly: Jesus is innocent and Jesus is the King of God’s Kingdom. That’s why he says “remember me”. Jesus answered him “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.”
It’s in those words that we get a glimpse of the good life. The best life. It’s the life with Jesus in paradise for eternity. Do you want the good life? Put your trust in the King of God’s Kingdom. See yourself clearly, see Jesus clearly.