While reading my Bible a couple days ago I was going through the Psalms. I read a verse there which immediately caused my mind fly to the New Testament verses regarding the resurrection. Not that there aren't quite a number of those in the Old Testament, but this particular one was because I had not noticed this aspect before...
Luke 23:46 reads, "And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, 'Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.' Having said this, He breathed His last."
Now turn back to Psalms. "Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have ransomed me, O Lord, God of truth." - Psalm 31:5
We all know the words Christ said are a direct quote from that Psalm, but for me this also brought a fresh perspective. Even though He only quoted the first half of the verse, because the Jews were as studied in the Scripture as they were anyone who heard Christ's declaration would have known the unspoken phrase to follow it "You have ransomed me, O Lord, God of truth..." He did not have to speak for it to be known clearly what His statement implied. We get the oppprtunity to see in that moment Christ's redemptive work was complete. His payment for our sins was now forever satisfied and His union was restored with the Father. Not only was that a cry of the pain-filled dying, it was also His victory cry...
