We've all made mistakes. While making some piece of furniture out of wood, I've more than once cut a piece of wood, gone to install it, and then realized it was cut too short. At that point, there's no board stretcher -- there's nothing to be done but hope I can somehow repurpose other wood to fit the intended design.
But this has got to be all time top 10 of mistakes, right? Right up there with 'I guess we really shouldn't have eaten from that tree after all' is 'maybe we shouldn't have mocked the guy who rose from the dead.' Imagine how these soldiers felt after Easter morning, when Jesus rose from the dead to demonstrate his power over sin and death. I bet they felt fairly foolish.
The incredible thing about Christ is that he wouldn't hold it against them. There's a spot in Christ's church for everyone, no matter what, even if you're the soldier who mocked Jesus right before they crucified him. There is grace enough for that.
And if there's grace enough for that, then there is grace enough for you.
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