My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)-Luke 23:42-43

This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred fifty-first inspirational message dated Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019. The title of this message is “My Tribute (To God Be the Glory) – Luke 23:42-43”.

The first seven words of the title are also the name of the above renowned inspirational gospel song originally written and sung by the late Andrae Crouch entitled “My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)”.  It is also the song that my very own daughter, Janel Spicer sang at the funeral of her dad, Jimmy Spicer, (my ex-husband and the father of my two daughters: Leticia and Janel). Janel sang this song with power and anointing as her last “tribute” to her dad (see the above video/song). I "also" shared in participating in the service by reading the below passage of scripture - Luke 23:42-43 –

 

Luke 23:42-43

 New International Version (NIV)

⁴² Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”

⁴³ Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in paradise.”

 

The scripture above is part of the text that describes “the thief on the cross” and his last conversation with Jesus. The scripture text of Luke 23:32-43 describes how the thief had an “eleventh hour conversion” experience. Before his last dying breath, the thief believed in Jesus as his Lord and Savior and asked Him to “Remember me when Jesus “came into His kingdom”.  Jesus redeemed this thief and He told him in the below verse (see Luke 23:43 below) – that he will be with Him in Paradise, today:

Luke 23:43

New International Version (NIV)

⁴³ Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in paradise.”

 

During his year-long battle against lung and brain cancer, my daughters, Leticia and Janel, continually prayed for their dad, Jimmy Spicer, to accept Jesus, as his Lord and Savior before he died. I kept reminding them of the “thief on the cross”, who believed in Jesus, right before he died - to encourage my daughters that it is possible that their dad could be “saved”. On one of her visits to his hospital, Janel informed Leticia and me that their dad did tell her that he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. The joy of knowing that their dad would spend eternity with Jesus gave them “peace” and comfort beyond compare. No matter how much a person has acquired or gained in “this” life- nothing can be compared to God’s mercy, love and being redeemed by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To God - be the Glory! Our Lord desires that all believe and be saved - see the below verses:

John 3:16

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁶ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

 

2 Peter 3:9

New King James Version (NKJV)

⁹ The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

 

 

Romans 10:8-13

New King James Version (NKJV)

⁸ But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): ⁹ that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” ¹² For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. ¹³ For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

 

Please enjoy the above inspirational song/video entitled “My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)”– sung with power and anointing by Janel Spicer.

(I do not own the rights to this song.)

 

BE BLESSED!