Jesus said, "It is Finished!"

When someone announces that they are finished, what is the image that plays in your mind? First, I believe that you consider the person and what their past track record has been. Have they been trustworthy, have they ever done something that would cause you to doubt them, do they have a good reputation, etc.? All these thoughts runs through our mind so quickly and you might not even realize that this thought process occurred! As you ponder their statement, "it is finished," you then need to find out what the "it" is that they finished. Was it an assignment you gave them, is it dinner...what is finished? Once you discover what the "it" is, then you have to have a reference as to how would you determine if "it" truly is finished. In this entire process if you don't ask the right questions, or if you don't have the right reference point, you won't know for sure if indeed this person finished the task. So for these three simple words, "It is Finished" we have just opened up a can of worms as it were and the worms are not going back into the can. In John 6:63, Jesus tells us that the words he speaks to us "they are spirit and they are life." So, let's find out the spirit and the life that are in the words Jesus spoke in John 19:30 when he said, "It is Finished." As stated above, one would need to establish the character of the person speaking. Jesus and the Father are one, John 10:30. In Numbers 23:19 we find that God cannot lie, so Jesus cannot lie. Now that is a characteristic that I can trust. Next, let's find out what Jesus finished. In Luke 4:18-21 Jesus quoted a portion of Isaiah 61 where the definition of the "IT" is expanded and explicit, to the point in the whole chapter. So, you will need to do a study of what Jesus' assignment was ib Isaiah 61 and then you will have to decide if you believe him when he said it is finished. Do you believe not only that you are saved from hell and will live with Jesus forever...but do you also believe the rest of what Jesus came to do is for you? It takes faith to trust that Jesus finished everything that he came to do and that it is available to you as a child of God. In John 10:10 Jesus tells what the devil came to do and what he came to do. Jesus that he came for us to have life more abundantly. This sounds like Isaiah 61 to me in a nutshell! So, will you believe Jesus when he said, it is finished? We can't believe in what we are experiencing if it doesn't line up with God's word. That's what faith is all about. We must trust, believe, and expect to possess what God intended for us. The Christian life should not be the same as those who don't know Jesus. In scripture we are called a new creature, a chosen generation, kings and priests unto God. What do these descriptions mean to you? Anyone can look in a dictionary and get the meaning of words, but we need the supernatural meanings because remember that the words spoken to us are spirit and life, not natural! Faith is the Christian's starting point and it is how we are to live. We began by believing that God sent his Son to save us. We have to continue in faith for throughout eternity. So in conclusion,  I want to encourage you to find out what your covenant rights are in Christ Jesus and use your faith to obtain them. It's your gift! 2 Corinthians 5:20