InthelandofColomboonthestreets,onthesouthsideofthetownwheretwobrothersPeter

andMark.Theywerethirdclasscitizensbycircumstancebecause,theirparentshaddiedina
fatalcaraccident.
Theyhadnofoodtoeat,normoneytopaytheirutilitybillsbutonethingtheyhadgoingforthem
wasbrotherlylove.

AtthetimeoftheaccidenttheolderbrotherPeterhadjuststarteduniversitystudying
engineering.
Hewasgoodinclassthathewastakinghighgradesandthatwasgoingtomakehimhavea
goodfutureforitlookedbright.

Astheystruggledtomakeendsmeetafterthedeathoftheirparents,theyoungerbrotherMark
gotadmittedintoauniversity.
Nowtheyhadaprobleminpayingforcollegebecausethemoneytheyearnedwasnotgoingto
beenough.

Petertheolderbrotherhadtodropoutoffschoolsohecouldreallygetworkandsupportthem.
NotlongafterdroppingoutofschoolPetergotagoodjobofferwherehewaspaidgoodvery
good.

Markstartedgoingtocollegestudyingmedicine.Astimepassedbyhemadefriendsbutnot
long,hebeganrunningwiththewrongcrowd.

ThisyoungmancalledMarkwasraisedtobeanuprightmanbutwhenhestartedmovingwith
thewrongfriendsinuniversity,hisnaturalhumannaturebeganworkinginhim.
Soon,thisfineyoungmanbecameagoodmangonebadforhedidunspeakablethings.

OnedayashewasoutpartyingwithhisfriendstheygotintoafightandintheprocessMark
shootsomeoneandthepersondied.

Markwasarrestedandputontrial.Atcourthewasfoundguiltyandsentencedtodeathforthe
deathpenaltywasappliedonhim.
Nowherealizedhisdayswasoverandhehasdonenothingwiththeshortyearshehaslived
forthedaysofmanisasbriefasthewind.

Ashewaitedtobetakenawayhecriedandbeggedforasecondchancebutitwasalreadytoo
late.Hedidwrong,helivedinawrongway,hehasbeenjudgedandthepenaltyisdeath.
Ashewascryingandbeggingforasecondchance,Petertheolderbrotherwasweepingatthe
judge'sfeetbeggingforasecondchanceforMarkbutthedecisionwasfinalastheverdicthas
beenpassedforapricemustbepaidforMark'stransgression.

JustasthejudgestooduptoleavethecourtroomPeterheldontothehemofthejudge's
judicialrobepleadingthathemighttaketheplaceofhisbrotherMark.

ThejudgewasmovedwithcompassionandaskedPeterifhewasseriousabouthisrequest.
Withoutfurtherdelay,thejudgeorderedMarkbereleasedandacquittedbutallchargesbe
transferredandlaiduponPeter.

Bysodoing,MarkwassetfreeasPeterwasledawaytobeexecutedforacrimehenever
committed.

JustbeforePeterwasexecutedhetoldMarkheshouldn'tfeelbadforwhatishappeningbuthe
shouldbegratefulhehasbeengivenasecondchanceheneverdeservedsoheshouldnotfail
tousethislastchancehehasbeengiventoliveanuprightlifebecause,intheendhewillstill
bejudgedonhowhespentthelittleextrayearsgiventohim.

AfterPeterwasdonetalking,hewasexecutedandthenhediedontheplaceofMark.

Untilthisdayitissaidthereisnogreaterlovethanwhenamanlaysdownhislifeforafriend.

Assadasitfeelsknowingsomeonewaskilledforacrimehenevercommittedthesameway
JesusChristwasexecutedforcrimeshenevercommittedbuthechosetodieonbehalfofall
humansbecausefromthedaysomeoneisborn,thehumannaturebeginstowork.
Knowingthatthehumannatureiswickedanddeceitful,allhumanshaveatsometimedone
somethingthatourconscienceprejudgesuslettingusknowthatwehavetransgressed.

JesusChristdiedonetimejustasallhumansdieonetimebuthediedsothatallhumanscan
standthechancetolivealifefreeofcondemnation.

Thus,weallshouldbegratefulforthesecondchancewehavebeengiven.
Althoughwehavetrulybeengivenachance,wecanonlyreceivethatsecondchanceoflifeif
webelievethatJesusChristdiedonourbehalf.

OncewebelieveinHimallweneedtodoissayJesusChrist,IhavedonethingsthatIwillbe
guiltyofbutIbelieveyoudiedformeonmybehalfso,Iaskthatyouforgiveme,givemea
secondchanceandremembermeinyourKingdom.