Father, into Your Hands I Commend My Spirt

Father, into Your Hands I Commend My Spirt
Luke 23:44-49

Main Thing to Know:
Pain has a if God has a

1. Do we trust ?

We embrace the hand we’ve been dealt, because we know the dealer, and He never deals badly.

—John Piper

2. Do we trust ?

We dare not conclude that what we are going through lacks the divine touch simply because it entered our life without our permission.

—Wayne Cordeiro

God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill,
He treasures up His bright designs,
And works His sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.

3. Do we trust ?

Three Crucial Questions:

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There is a purpose to [suffering], and if faced rightly, it can drive us like a nail deep into the love of God and into more stability and spiritual power than you can imagine.

—Timothy Keller