"Lord, Remember Me"
For everyone who has walked the fringes, stood in a rigged room, or thought church people don't know the struggle: even when you are caught at the very end of the line, three honest words still stop the King of Heaven.
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
The man on the cross did not blame the system or pretend he was innocent. He owned his record honestly ("we receive the due reward of our deeds") and recognized the sinless holiness of Jesus Christ ("this man hath done nothing amiss").
In the Greek text (Μνήσθητί μου, Κύριε), asking the King to "remember" you is a covenant plea casting your soul entirely upon His blood atonement rather than your own merit.
Jesus did not put him on probation. The King who was paying his ransom in full answered immediately: "Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise."
Even When You're Caught, You Can Call Out: "Lord, Remember Me."
The thief on the cross didn't have time to fix his life first. He turned to Jesus in the middle of his sentence and asked to be remembered. If you are ready to get right with God today, speak this prayer out loud and place your mark on the wall below.
"Lord Jesus, I'm not coming to You with fake religious words or pretending my record is clean. You know every line I've walked, every hit I've taken, and every wrong I've done. I believe You are the Son of God, that You took the cross for my sins, and that God raised You from the dead. Right now, I look to You and say: Lord, remember me. Wipe my slate clean, be my King, and teach me to walk in Your truth. Amen."