It Is Finished

Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. John 19:30

And there comes a perfect opportunity to believe in Him or to refuse to believe. For those of us who believe, we have that moment when the world changed. Sacrifices of animals were no longer required for atonement; all of our sins have been paid for by the blood of the Lamb. For those who not only refused to believe Him, but wanted Him gone, this is that moment when His ministry was done, the followers would fade away back into the crowds, and all could return to the system they liked, er, except for that little Roman problem.

Their hope that the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth was finished became crumbly almost immediately. The Sabbath was due to begin at sundown, and somehow the veil curtain had been torn completely apart! And the people would want an explanation for that darkness, where had that come from? And on the first day of the week, things really began to fall apart as the tomb guards breathlessly made their report of an extraordinary event.

Praise God for the annual celebration of our Lord's resurrection, He lives!

Bucky