Psalm 31:5: “Into Your hand I commit my spirit; / You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.”

February 6th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional

This is a prophetic statement applied to both King David and to the Son of David, Jesus Christ, when He was on the cross almost 1000 years later. David spoke of God’s redemption being of truth. A dictionary definition of truth is “conformity to fact or reality, integrity, consistency, exactness, verified fact.” Sometimes the truth is like surgery, which must first wound before it can bring healing.

There is a story about a new employee at a florist shop who was taking an order over the phone for a funeral wreath. The customer said, “I want ‘Rest in Peace’ on both sides.” She paused, thought for a moment, and then continued, “And, if there’s room: ‘We’ll Meet in Heaven.'” Everyone was surprised when the flowers arrived the next day with the following inscription: “Rest in Peace on Both Sides. If There’s Room, We’ll Meet in Heaven.” We laugh at this, but there is an important truth in the story. Those who have surrendered to Jesus do find peace on “both sides.”

We know peace in part in this life, but we will know peace in full in the next life. There is also an important error in the inscription that is worth pointing out. Jesus has made sure that there is more than enough room in heaven. As Peter wrote:

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. (2 Pet. 3:9)

“Thank You, LORD, for Your redemption and eternal life, freely given to us. Help us to live today in Your truth so others might see and be drawn into an eternal relationship with You.”