When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, “It is finished:” and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost.
John 19:30
In this series we are taking a brief look at each of the seven statements Jesus made while suffering on the cross.
The series began Friday with a look at Jesus desire to see His enemies be forgiven.
On Monday we noticed Jesus’ words of care for His mother.
Tuesday allowed us to admire the willingness of Jesus to minister even while in the midst of utter pain.
On Wednesday we examined His question “Why?” and then yesterday noticed the power behind the words “I thirst.”
Today we come to the first of Jesus’ final two statements. Fifty years ago, a famous preacher named Jimmy Allen said this about those three little words:
The scheme of redemption was complete
The Old Law with its ceremony, animal sacrifices, tithing, and permanence of sin, was fulfilled
The purchase price for the church was paid
The sealing of the New Law was accomplished
The battle with Satan was fought, and won
David defeated Goliath with only five stones in his pocket, and not a scratch on His body. Jesus defeated Satan with five wounds in His body: Two in His hands, two in His feet, one in His side. But His was far greater a victory.
This battle that Jesus won, it’s the only time in the history of all battles, where the villain kills the hero, and loses.
Jesus won, and because Jesus won, we won. After all the hours of agony, finally at this moment victory was at hand. Finally Jesus could say it was finished.
After having His hands and feet held down while railroad spikes were driven in…After the cross fell into the ground with a thud…After all the hours of unrelenting pain coursing through his nervous system and burning like never-ending lightning strikes…
Finally it is almost over. Finally the pain is about to end. Finally He can die.
While on the cross He thought about His enemies, about His mother, about those dying next to Him, about His God in Heaven and about His own humanity. Finally the moment has come; there’s nothing left to do, there’s nothing left to pray, there’s nothing left to endure
it
is
finished
aren’t you thankful?
One more to go (on Monday).
See you then,
have a great day!
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