I love that Jesus’ last statement was not, “It is finished.” Seems like it should have been doesn’t it? That would have been the most theatrical approach, the most dramatic. But Jesus wasn’t writing a script for our entertainment. He was still teaching us, even at the end…or should we say, the in between? Tonight we are going to talk about a word that is used to translate part of Jesus’ final statement as read in the King James Bible. That word is: commend. We don’t really use this word in modern English language, forms of it yes, but not really this word in particular. We have been using the King James version throughout this series for several reasons, but tonight, it is a reminder that choosing the correct translation helps us find the best meaning. And the KJV gets this one, in my opinion, better than the rest. This message is about “culminating moments” and understanding “commend” points us in the right direction. I trust this last installment in this series will be just as impactful for you as the others have been…as we discover what it means to be “in between” and how to navigate those moments in life that represent life altering change.
by City Life