Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last. (Luke 23:46 English Standard Version)
This saying is prophetically foreshadowed in Psalm 31:5. As Jesus died, He acknowledged the Father even as He had in life. At the very moment of His death, Matthew tells of an interesting event that occurred at the Temple.
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, (Matthew 27:50-52 English Standard Version)
Because Jesus died and rose again, we are no longer separated from God. We have direct access into the presence of the Father. We do not need a Priest, Rabbi, or Spiritual Leader. We can boldly go into His presence by the blood of the Lamb. Hallelujah!
