"Father into your hands I commit My spirit”
Luke 23:46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, he said,
"Father into your hands I commit My spirit”.Seven is the number of completion. After creation, God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it , because in it He rested from all His work Gen 2:3. Jesus spoke the seventh word after finishing the work which was given to him “I have glorified you on the earth. I have finished the work which you have given me to do." John 17:4
Jesus spoke the last word before he entered his glory. He came to this world leaving his glory to die for us. Phil 4: 6-8 ‘Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!’
Jesus gave his life by himself. No one has the authority to take his life." John 10:17 - 18 “The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
The first and the last word of Jesus on the cross are prayers to his Father. In the first word Jesus is interceding for our sins and in the last word He commended himself, his spirit into his father’s hand.
Jesus set us an example to follow. 1 Peter 2:21 ‘To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.’
Like Jesus we ought to pray. We need to stand in the gap and intercede for others and also we need to commit our life, our spirit, soul, and body into his hand.
Exposition of the word "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit”.
Lessons learnt:
1.Calling our Lord as Father :
Jesus called the Father when he prayed. Jesus taught us how to pray Math 6:9 this, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
We have the spirit of son ship to call the father " Abba father " Romans 8:15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to son ship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
Because of Jesus we have the boldness to enter to the throne of Grace to find mercy and help Heb 4: 16 ‘Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.’
When Jesus prayed, he prayed with fervent cries and tears Heb 5:7 ‘During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.’
We need to pray with fervent cries and tears like Jesus.
2.About the hands of our Almighty God:
Jesus lived fully obeying God and now he dies fully trusting God. We need to commit our lives completely in to the hands of the Lord.
There is a protection in Lord's hand. The Lord's hand alone can protect us and deliver us from the satan's hand. Satan's hand is always against us to destroy. If we commit ourselves into Lord's hand, satan's hand can't touch us.
The Lord's hand is mighty and powerful 1 chronicles 29:12 ‘In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.’
David committed his life into the Lords hand Psalm 31:5 ‘Into your hands I commit my spirit;
deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.’ Psalm 31: 15 ‘My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me.’
3. Committing ourselves completely to our Lord:
There is contentment after we commend ourselves. Jesus committed his spirit back to God teaches us, the eternal fate of our soul. If we commit our life to the Lord, He is able to preserve us till the end.
Paul says in II Timothy 1:12 “That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.”
Jesus obeyed God's will, finished his work, and committed his spirit before he entered his glory. Let us also follow Jesus’ foot step by committing our life and do the work which we are called.
Heb 4:9 -11 ‘There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.’
MEMORY VERSE
I தீமோத்தேயு 1:12.
அதினிமித்தம் நான் இந்தப் பாடுகளையும் அனுபவிக்கிறேன்; ஆயினும், நான் வெட்கப்படுகிறதில்லை; ஏனென்றால், நான் விசுவாசித்திருக்கிறவர் இன்னாரென்று அறிவேன், நான் அவரிடத்தில் ஒப்புக்கொடுத்ததை அவர் அந்நாள் வரைக்கும் காத்துக்கொள்ள வல்லவராயிருக்கிறாரென்று நிச்சயித்துமிருக்கிறேன்.
I Timothy 1:12
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
Shared by: Sister Lizzie Ignatius
4-1-2015
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