IT IS FINISHED

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TEXT:John 19:30.

 *When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.* 

Jesus declared it is finished because He has accomplished His own part of the deal. It is now left for the Father(God) to raise Him. Having pleased and trusted His Father, Jesus committed Himself into the Father's hands:

 _And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.Luke 23:46_  

God kept His deal by not leaving His soul in Hell.

 _For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption Psalms 16:10_ 

On the cross, Jesus finished:

1. *SIN:* God poured His wrath for Sin on His Son on the cross. Man was reconciled back to God through His death.(Rom 5,:10). Jesus drank all the cup of the Father's wrath. He became sin for us (2Cor. 5:21). The Father offered the son as a sacrifice for our sin. He was made a sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God.

 *There is no better proof of God's LOVE towards you than the death of His Son on the cross.*

2. *CURSE* Jesus took away the curse of the law on the cross. 

 _Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: Galatians 3:13_

 *HIS DEATH TOOK CURSE AWAY AND GAVE YOU BLESSING, SO YOU ARE BLESSED BEYOND CURSE.* 

3. *Death* : *Jesus did not only finished death but He also destroyed the one who has the power of death- Satan.* 

 _Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; Hebrews 2:14_ 

The death of Jesus on the cross was the greatest undoing of the devil.

Jesus finished the task given Him by the Father and by so doing, reconciled man back to God through His death.

 _And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation_ . 2Cor 5:18-19.

Anyone that has genuinely understood and experienced what Jesus did for mankind on the cross, will forever be grateful.

You need to reconsider your position with Christ today. You may need to examine yourself; either to receive Him or take a deeper walk with Him.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Ask the Lord to open your eyes to see the finished works of Christ in your life. 

Bible Reading: John 19:21-30.

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