Selwyn continues to look at the last words of Jesus that He cried out when on the cross: ‘Father into your hands I commit my spirit.’ (Luke 23:46). As he says, many people think of Psalm 31, verse 5: ‘Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.’ when they read the last words of Jesus.
I agree with Selwyn, regarding this statement: ‘His (Jesus) dying words were a testimony to the way He lived. Living and dying, His thoughts were constantly with His Father. … it means that the Word of God on which He meditated so frequently, and which had penetrated the whole of His thought processes, came to mind when He needed it most.’
It’s important to keep in mind that while aids like ‘Every Day with Jesus’ are useful – they can never take the place of Scripture. Reading and meditating of the Bible is the one sure way of ‘growing and nuturing’ your relationship with God. I firmly believe that the Holy Spirit guides us to appropriate sections of Scripture (for that point in time) to assist us in our daily living. Do you agree?
It is a difficult road, to be a follower of Jesus without the help of companions who are walking with us on the way – and, that’s why it is important to be a member of a Christian community/church. For me, being a member of a Bible Study group has helped a lot over the last fifteen years, as it is so easy to wander off track when you are walking by yourself.
Making God’s words our own
Selwyn continues to look at the last words of Jesus that He cried out when on the cross: ‘Father into your hands I commit my spirit.’ (Luke 23:46). As he says, many people think of Psalm 31, verse 5: ‘Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.’ when they read the last words of Jesus.
I agree with Selwyn, regarding this statement: ‘His (Jesus) dying words were a testimony to the way He lived. Living and dying, His thoughts were constantly with His Father. … it means that the Word of God on which He meditated so frequently, and which had penetrated the whole of His thought processes, came to mind when He needed it most.’
It’s important to keep in mind that while aids like ‘Every Day with Jesus’ are useful – they can never take the place of Scripture. Reading and meditating of the Bible is the one sure way of ‘growing and nuturing’ your relationship with God. I firmly believe that the Holy Spirit guides us to appropriate sections of Scripture (for that point in time) to assist us in our daily living. Do you agree?
It is a difficult road, to be a follower of Jesus without the help of companions who are walking with us on the way – and, that’s why it is important to be a member of a Christian community/church. For me, being a member of a Bible Study group has helped a lot over the last fifteen years, as it is so easy to wander off track when you are walking by yourself.