In His Hand -- October 10, 2009

So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”
Luke 23:47

He glorified God because of the way Jesus died! Like Christ, we have many opportunities to witness to our neighbors in the way we respond when we are under pressure. Whether through the normal difficulties of life or the intense persecution of the enemy. Jesus was hanging on the cross dying for everyone and He mangaed to do it in a manner that brought that Roman centurion to a realization about what had happened. A righteous man had ben condemned. He didn't know all the correct doctrines but he still recognized that a significant event had occurred.
How was Jesus able to convey this? He turned it over to God. "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." Jesus was able to glorify the Father because He trusted God completely. Even when death was comming He committed Himself to the Father's care.

Let me switch tracks just a little. Do we glorify God in our lives when we are under pressure. Do we commit ourselves to His care. Are we sure He is Father and not just God way out there. Can we say with confidence, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!"

I pray this week we will cast our cares on Him because we know Jesus cares for us. I pray that we will commit our very selves to Him. Whatever the circumstance we find ourselves in we will remember we are in His family. Whether good our bad; easy or hard; or beautyiful or ugly circumstances we will bring glory to Jesus when our neighbors see how we live through things. They won't say what a good job he did. They won't say he followd the rules well. They will glorify God and say there is a righteous man among us. Then we will be able to share our faith with them in their difficult times of life.

In His Hands,

Pastor Jason