“Jesus called out with
a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my
spirit’” Luke 23:46.
By the time Jesus formed these words He had been hanging on
the cross for three hours. Three hours
of life draining from His body. In His
weakening state, no doubt His eyes met the eyes of His heartbroken mother. I can’t imagine how emotionally exhausted He
must have been as He watched one follower after another walk away. The distant mocking and sarcastic ridicule
must have echoed in His ears as life left His body. And yet…it
is written that He called out loudly
the surrender of His spirit…called out above the chaos and rejection…above the
pain and heartbreak…above the fear. I
would have thought at best He would have only been able to form a whisper on
His lips. But, His prayer was a battle
cry for which He lived His life. He knew
that everything He was and everything He had was from the hand of God. He had already committed His entire life to
God and now it was time to commit His spirit.
These words were spoken as He was losing everything in life…reputation…relationships…
respect … everything He had worked for.
What is it this morning that is losing its pulse in your
life? What threats from Satan are
echoing in your mind as you hang in the balance of life? What do you need to commit to God in your
present situation?
Life is all about gains and losses…joy and heartache. Although we will never suffer the way Jesus suffered, life is full of crosses that we must bear. Our lives must be about total
surrender and sacrifice while on earth.
Whatever challenges we face must be faced with confidence that
everything is allowed by the hand of God.
Our faith in God must be lived in a loud voice above our circumstances…outside
of the fear…beyond our understanding. We
must commit it all to God if we are to impact the world and lead others into
His hands.
‘Let us lift up our
hearts and our hands to God is heaven’ La 3:41.
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