Commit Your Spirit into the Hands of the Lord
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Rev. Tse Amable | April 26 2025 | Acts 7:57-60
KEY VERSE: “While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Acts 7:59 (NIV)
MESSAGE:
Death scares and frightens a lot of people. Some people fear death because they worry about the dying process itself. Others fear death because they worry about what will happen to them after they die; maybe they are afraid they will go to hell. The Psalmist boasted in Psalm 23:4 that though he walked through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, he would fear or dread no evil (Amplified). What gave him that confidence was the presence of the Lord.
Christians do not and should not fear death because Jesus Christ has conquered it and taken away the fatal sting out of it. The Bible says Jesus Christ took our humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death - that is, the devil - and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death” (Hebrews 2:14-15). For the Christian, death opens the gateway out of this wicked world into the land of fair delight, where there is no more death but life everlasting.
But it is necessary to commit your spirit into the hands of the Lord before you exit this world. Our Lord Jesus Christ also committed his spirit into the hands of the Father before dying on the cross of Calvary. One of his 7 last sayings on the cross was “FATHER, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT” (Luke 23:46). The sure way of committing your spirit into the hands of God is to receive Jesus Christ into your heart as your Lord and Saviour. After conversion, we retain a sense of a spirit committed to God as we pray always and commit our spirit into the hands of God, daily, especially before retiring to bed at night or before leaving the house for work, church, a journey, etc. Knowing that the Lord is able to guard what we have entrusted into his care against the day of judgment (2 Timothy 1:12), we can transition peacefully.
FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
Do you seriously pray and commit your spirit into the hands of the Lord? It is necessary to always pray in this way so that your spirit will be preserved from the corruption in the world and be saved on the day of the Lord.
PRAYER:
Father, I thank you that Jesus Christ defeated death on my behalf and has taken away my fear of death. I pray that I will always commit my spirit to your hands, and at the point of my death, you will receive and welcome my spirit into heaven. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
The 365 DAILY BIBLE READING Day 116: Joshua 23 - Joshua’s Farewell to the Leaders
DAILY word study: RECEIVE
The Greek word for "receive" in Acts 7:59 is δέχομαι (dechomai), which means: “to accept, to welcome, to receive willingly”
The word suggests an open-armed, willing reception, not just taking something, but embracing it.
When Stephen says, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit,” he uses a word that reflects an intimate surrender. He’s not casting his spirit away—he is placing it into Christ’s care, expecting to be welcomed.
Reflection:
This is the same word used when welcoming guests into one’s home. Imagine Jesus standing to receive, not reject. Stephen’s final words were an act of personal entrustment and divine expectation.
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