30 March 2009
THE SEVENTH WORD FROM THE CROSS�CONTENTMENT Read Luke 23: 44�46 v 46�the last word from the cross was ����������� Again Jesus uses words from the Psalms�read Psalm 31 v 1 is a cry for divine H����������� v 5�asks for God�s D����������� and is a confession of God�s strength and faithfulness v 21�offers praise of God�s S����������� By quoting from this Psalm� Jesus entrusts his future to his F����������� Jesus implies that he would be D����������� not deliverance from crucifixion but there lay a deliverance beyond this horrific death�something marvellous � R����������� REFLECTION Have you put your life and your life beyond this life, in Christ�s hands? PRAYER Gracious Lord, even as you once entrusted your spirit into the hands of the Father, so I give my life to you. I trust you, and you alone to be my Saviour. I submit to your sovereignty over my life, and seek to live for your glory alone. Here I am, Lord, available to you, both now and in the future. How good it is to know, dear Lord, that the cross was not the end for you. As you entrusted your spirit into the Father's hands, you did so in anticipation of what was to come. So we reflect upon your death, not in despair, but in hope. With Good Friday behind us, Easter Sunday is on the horizon. Amen. (www.markdroberts.com�(7) The Seven Last Words of Christ for Holy Week (2006), Mark D Roberts) I�m in His hands, I�m in His hands Whate�er the future holds, I�m in His hands The days I cannot see Have all been planned for me His way is best you see I�m in His hands�. now and forever! Words: Stanley Dittmer