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“He was like his robe: uninterrupted perfection.”

A thought by Max Lucado (2012-01-02) from his book, He Chose the Nails (p. 73). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Max says, “Scripture says little about the clothes Jesus wore. We know what his cousin John the Baptist wore. We know what the religious leaders wore. But the clothing of Christ is nondescript: neither so humble as to touch hearts nor so glamorous as to turn heads.”   John 19: 23– 24 (NLT) does say, “They divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. So, they said, ‘Let’s not tear it but throw dice to see who gets it’.”   We know that it was seamless.   Tradition says probably His mother Mary made it and gave it to Him when He left home.   But we do know that it was seamless. Max says, “Garments can symbolize character, and like his garment, Jesus’ character was seamless. Coordinated. Unified. He was like his robe: uninterru

“Any injustice in this life is offset by the honor of choosing our destiny in the next.”

A thought by Max Lucado (2012-01-02) from his book, He Chose the Nails (p. 55). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I know, I know.   There are so many things about us that we are tempted to say are unfair.   I mean, I should have been taller.   I don’t have a weight problem, I have a height problem.   Or whatever it is about you that you may not like. Max says, “It would have been nice if God had let us order life, the same way we order a meal. I’ll take good health and a high IQ. I’ll pass on the music skills, but give me a fast metabolism . . . Would’ve been nice. But it didn’t happen. When it came to your life on earth, you weren’t given a voice or a vote.   But when it comes to life after death, you were. In my book that seems like a good deal. Wouldn’t you agree?” He goes on, “Have we been given any greater privilege than that of choice? Not only does this privilege offset any injustice, the gift of free will ca

“God allows us to make our own choices.”

A thought by Max Lucado (2012-01-02) from his book, He Chose the Nails (p. 53). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Do you realize how wonderful but also far-reaching that gift to us from God is?   For most kings, they choose everything for us.   We have no choice.   But not God. Max says, “And no one delineates this more clearly than Jesus. According to him, we can choose.”   But he goes on, “God gives eternal choices, and these choices have eternal consequences.”   Yes, we are free to choose but not free of the consequences of our choices.” He then says, “Isn’t this the reminder of Calvary’s trio? Ever wonder why there were two crosses next to Christ? Why not six or ten? Ever wonder why Jesus was in the center? Why not on the far right or far left? Could it be that the two crosses on the hill symbolize one of God’s greatest gifts? The gift of choice.” Max continues, “The two criminals have so much in common.