Final Words D18042022
- COUPLES AND SINGLES NETWORK FOR CHRIST INITIATIVE
- Apr 18, 2022
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Final Words:
Jesus called out … “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. — Luke 23:46
Dying words, especially when spoken in a time of persecution or great suffering, are significant. They often reveal a man’s true values. Our greatest example of this truth is the Lord Jesus Christ. From the cross, as His life comes to an end, Jesus uttered seven recorded cries. The first was the cry of forgiveness, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). It shows us His forgiving spirit and teaches us how we should forgive. His second utterance was the word of salvation, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43). It shows us His great mercy, and that the salvation He is both able and willing to confer on every repentant sinner is by grace alone. Jesus’ third cry was the word of love towards His mother, “Woman, behold your son,” and then to the apostle John, “Behold, your mother!” (John 19:26-27), showing us the importance of loving and caring for the needy. His fourth cry, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34) shows us His agony in bearing our sins. We learn of His great love in being willing to be cursed on our behalf. His fifth cry, “I am thirsty” (John 19:28), shows us His physical suffering. John records that Jesus uttered it “so that the Scripture might be fulfilled,” thus teaching us that whether in suffering or death, our lives should be in accord with God’s Word. Jesus’ sixth cry, “It is finished” (John 19:30) proclaims the great fact that Jesus accomplished the work for which the Father sent Him into this world. Jesus’ final cry “Father, into Your hands, I commit My spirit.” Shows us Jesus dying even as He lived, in total dependence upon the Father, submissive to His will. With these final words, Jesus shows us how to die well.
PRAYER
Lord, teach me to trust in you with childlike faith so that I may live in total dependence upon You as my Father. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Rev. Isaac G. Y Bangalu Founder & CE
Couples & Singles Network for Christ Initiative
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