Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” Luke 23:46
These were the last words of Jesus on the cross. Are these words required only at the moment of death? Our spirit, the very breath of life was breathed into us by our Creator (Gen 2:7)—what becomes important is how we exhale, the intentions we release.
The Message paraphrases Jesus to have said, “Father, I place my life in your hands!” Our life journey embraces a multitude of situations and emotions which can entangle and control life. Too often many Christians live “their lives worrying about tomorrow, making money, and having fun” (Luke 8:14, The Message). When you call out to God “with a loud voice,” what are you calling out for? Are you calling out to God in for wealth, worries, and wants; or do you cry out in a loud voice, committing to Christ? Are you calling out to satisfy pride or humbly calling out in surrender of self to the purpose of the Master? Who is you life, your spirit committed to?
Breathing for Him,
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