| These words, uttered by the Lord Jesus reflect back to the words He had previously uttered, when, with confidence and assurance, He said, “I have glorified Thee on the earth: I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do” (John 17:4). Having finished that work of bearing our sins and fulfilling all Old Testament prophesies up to that point, He then says, “Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit: and having said thus, He gave up the ghost” (Luke 23:46). Solomon said, “There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither has he power in the day of death” (Ecclesiastes 8:8). But here was One who had that power. He is able at one moment to lift up His voice with strength, and the next moment to deliver up His spirit. It was the fulfilment of His own words, “I lay down My life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of My Father” (John 10:17-18). We remember a finished work today. What peace and assurance this gives to our hearts and minds. |
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