And crying with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Luke 23:46
Faith doesn’t come only when things are good – when the sun is shining, the bills are paid, and everyone loves us. Who needs faith then?
But when the storms rage, the money jar is empty and the enemy knocks at the door, that is when we need faith. That is when the exercise of our faith in God is most beautiful and He is most glorified.
Christ is our example. Rather than avoid it, He walked through the suffering, through the pain, through the rejection and spitting and scoffing and unbelief – even by His own friends. Why? Because He had faith in His Father, the Father who sent Him to the cross. He kept faith that He had a plan and a purpose in His suffering.
They would never know anything but how to reject, how to accuse, how to inflict pain unless He died. Unless He offered forgiveness for their sins and they took it. Only when their eyes were opened and their hearts were wiped clean of sin would they have the capacity for true love. So He gave Himself so they could be forgiven and bring love into the world.
And they would go on to trust God through their own sufferings, to commit their spirits to their heavenly Father like their Savior did, so others could hear of Him, have their eyes opened and hearts wiped clean of sin. So they could learn how to love like Jesus did, completely and unselfishly, and fill the world with it.
The torch has been passed to us, and we are called to do the same.
Grace and peace,
wow
excellent post