Luke 23:47 So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”

Think about what this centurion had witnessed… Depending on how long he had been with Jesus he may have seen the way Christ was treated.

Then he would have seen the darkness that overcame everything, and the earthquake, the rocks being torn apart and then Jesus giving up His own life while the others continued on as expected.

It is no wonder he saw Jesus in a new light!

Do we have to be a witness to so much before we believe in Christ?

Luke 23:46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’” Having said this, He breathed His last.

I do find it very encouraging that Jesus would use the same words as the Psalmist had done so many years previously. For me this shows us that Jesus had submitted totally to being human.

That is a defining thought for me, that our God should lower Himself to such an extent as to be one of us.

Let that not be discouraging but very encouraging because He knew that He would be with God in Heaven once again. Let us take a firm hold of that same promise for ourselves!

Psalm 31:5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

I sometimes look at the words that David wrote and ask myself, “How did he have this special insight into a redemptive relationship with God?”

He must have seen a very special side to a relationship with God that we should see because of our knowledge of what Christ has already done for us.

David saw this before knowing Christ. That was faith built up on something else and not just scriptures.

We can know that special relationship by knowing Christ better…