Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said "Father, into your hands I commend my Sprit." Having said this, he breathed his last. When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, "Certainly this man was innocent."
Luke 23:46-47
The cross was a tough place for Jesus, in addition to being fully divine, Jesus was fully human in body, emotions, mind, and will. In times of physical pain, have you ever pleaded to God? Feeling alone and hopeless have you wondered if God was listening?
In Matthew 26:47 we find Jesus uttering "My God, my God why have you abandoned me?" Questions arise in our life and faith. However in our passage Jesus is giving Himself to the Father, His prayers are answered, His mission completed. The lines of communication with the Father are restored. This is a passage about reconciliation.
Use this example to guide us through our doubts, our pain, and inner struggles – our fully human life. We all may question, but it is best to put our full faith in God. Trust that our friends, family, and events will restore our faith, that we will see the pattern of God within those things. We are reconciled - we can be reconciled with our God because Jesus was on the cross and that allows us to have a relationship with God. Jesus committed himself to His Father to do the work he was given. As with the centurion, people will notice, they may come to believe, seeing in your life commitment.
Can we commit to God this way? Do we have the strength to do what God asks of us? More questions, but we have a template to regain our faith, fully trusting in God and to do what He asks.
Journey 2 Adulthood (J2A) Class
