Luke 23:46
During lent season we are meditating on what Jesus has done on the cross. Let’s look on the one of the final words of Jesus, on cross. According to Luke 23:46 Jesus said “Father in your hands I commit my spirit: and when he said this, he breathed his last”. Christ suffered much during crucifixion but he give up his life by giving his spirit in father’s hand. As in scripture John 6:63 we can see that “the spirit gives life, flesh profits nothing”. When we look on the Christ’s birth, baptism, life, death, we can see that, he was through the Holy Spirit.
Let us look on the importance of Holy Spirit in our life through scripture. If we read book of John Chapters 14 through 16, we can see that Jesus is teaching about Holy Spirit in depth. In John 16:7 he said “Unless I go away , the Advocate will not come to you , but If I go I will send Him to you” In Romans 8:11 it is mentioned that “And if the spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to the mortal bodies through His spirit, who lives in you” and In Romans 8:16 says “the spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children”. Yes, the Holy Spirit testifies to our human spirit that we are God’s children. The same Holy Spirit also will give life to our mortal bodies. So let’s pray to God the Father, to live a life led by Holy Spirit.
CLOSING PRAYER
Gracious Father, as in the Romans 8:14 help us to live a life led by holy spirit. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.