JOHN 19:30
So when Jesus had received the sour wine,
He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
Imagine looking at Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa
painting in the Louvre museum. Would you think of adding more brush strokes to
it? Of course not! It was done by a master, so what could you possibly add to
the painting to improve it?
In the same way, that is how we are to look at Jesus’ work
on the cross. He cried out, “It is finished!” You cannot complete a completed
work. You cannot finish a finished work. Our salvation is won. Our sins are all
forgiven. We are made forever righteous by His blood. Christ paid completely
and perfectly for our total forgiveness, righteousness and every blessing!
In fact, these three words, “It is finished”, come from one
Greek wordteleo. In the days of Jesus, a servant would use it when reporting to
his master: “I have completed the work assigned to me.” (John 17:4) The word
means, “It is finished, it stands finished and it will always be finished!”
Perhaps the most significant meaning of teleo is how it is used by
merchants: “The debt is paid in full!” When Jesus gave Himself on the cross, He
met fully the righteous demands of the law. He paid our debts in full!
Today, it is not our works that will bring us the blessings.
It is Christ’s finished work. Christian living is not about doing,
but believing in His finished work. Under the law, we must do.
Under grace, it is done!
Maybe you are faced with overwhelming odds today. Jesus
promises, “It is finished!” You are not going to be delivered because you have
already been delivered. You are not going to be healed because you are already
the healed! God healed you 2,000 years ago! Isaiah 53:5 declares, “By His
stripes you are healed!” You are already pregnant with healing. Keep
resting in His finished work and it will manifest!
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