Commitment

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

Introduction
• We should imitate Jesus as He has set to us an example that we should follow.
• Jesus has committed to God everything, even His spirit unto His death.
• He did not waiver in His commitment to obey His Father’s commandment.
• Jesus did not sin though He was tested in every way to prove that He is the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Thus He was committed to save us.

I. Jesus was committed to do His Father’s will.
A. John 4:34. Doing God’s will is His food.
It gives Him:
1. Strength to do the job.
2. Fuel to put Him on fire.
B. Philippians 2:8. He was obedient unto death. Therefore God has highly exalted Him and given Him a name above every other name, to show us that as we obey God He will highly exalt us together with Jesus.

II. Jesus was committed to His disciples. John 17: 8-26
A. Verse 8. He has fed He His disciples with His Word.
B. Verse 12. He has kept them.
C. Verse 14. He has prayed for them. He is our mediator to God. 1 Tim. 2:5.
D. Verse 18. He has sanctified them.
E. Verse 23. He has united them.
F. Verse 28. He has loved them.

III. He is committed to the vision.John 10: 15-18
A. He is totally dedicated to the gospel.
B. His vision is to bring all christians together under one shepherd in His person.
C. He is in the work of uniting His Church and filling the earth with the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord as the waters cover the earth. Habakkuk 2:14.