It Is FinishedIt Is Finished

““It is finished.” John 19:30 It is finished.” John 19:30 

These three words are the last words These three words are the last words Jesus spoke before He died on the Jesus spoke before He died on the cross.  cross. 

People all over the world People all over the world rely on rely on Jesus and what He did on the cross… Jesus and what He did on the cross… butbut  I wonder how many of them are   I wonder how many of them are not understanding what it is that not understanding what it is that Jesus finished Jesus finished

Is.53:5Is.53:5

““But he was wounded for our But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:for our iniquities:the chastisement of our peace the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”stripes we are healed.”

What exactly did Jesus finish? What exactly did Jesus finish? 1 Peter 3:181 Peter 3:18

““That’s what Christ did definitively: That’s what Christ did definitively: suffered because of others’ sins, the suffered because of others’ sins, the Righteous One for the unrighteous Righteous One for the unrighteous ones. He went through it all—was put ones. He went through it all—was put to death and then made alive—to to death and then made alive—to bring us to God.” bring us to God.” (MSG)(MSG)

1 Peter 3:18 Ampl.1 Peter 3:18 Ampl.

““For Christ [the Messiah Himself] For Christ [the Messiah Himself] died for sins once for all, the died for sins once for all, the Righteous for the unrighteous (the Righteous for the unrighteous (the Just for the unjust, the Innocent for Just for the unjust, the Innocent for the guilty), that He might bring us to the guilty), that He might bring us to God. In His human God. In His human bodybody He was put  He was put to death, but He was made alive in to death, but He was made alive in the spirit,”the spirit,”

I am comforted with words I am comforted with words likelike  definitivelydefinitively,,especially when especially when

they come from God. they come from God.   At the cross Jesus was At the cross Jesus was

declaring that because of His declaring that because of His sinless life here on earth He sinless life here on earth He

could “could “bring us to Godbring us to God”.”.

Who are the Who are the “us”“us” Jesus is referring  Jesus is referring to? to?

John 3:16 (NIV) John 3:16 (NIV) 

““For God so loved the world that For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, He gave His one and only Son, that that whoeverwhoever believes in Him believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal shall not perish but have eternal lifelife

whoeverwhoever

YOU & ME !!!YOU & ME !!!

God’s grace has made available to us God’s grace has made available to us everything we will ever need in this everything we will ever need in this life. life. However, it’s going to take faith in However, it’s going to take faith in order to access grace; we cannot be order to access grace; we cannot be passive about it. We received passive about it. We received salvation by grace through faith. salvation by grace through faith. Our salvation includes our soundness, Our salvation includes our soundness, wholeness, deliverance, healing, and wholeness, deliverance, healing, and prosperity. It is by faith that we take prosperity. It is by faith that we take possession of those finished works. It possession of those finished works. It is already done.is already done.

We received our salvation by grace through We received our salvation by grace through faith. God has given us everything we need to faith. God has given us everything we need to

have an extraordinary life (Ephesians 2:8-have an extraordinary life (Ephesians 2:8-10, 10, AMPAMP).).

1.1. ““For the grace of God that For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men”to all men”  (Titus 2:11).(Titus 2:11).

      a.a. Salvation has been made available to Salvation has been made available to

everyone on the planet.everyone on the planet.

b.b. It takes faith to receive the grace that’s It takes faith to receive the grace that’s been made available (Romans 5:2).been made available (Romans 5:2).

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in

ChristChrist” (Ephesians 1:3).” (Ephesians 1:3).

1.1. There are two realms in existence, There are two realms in existence, running concurrently—the spiritual and running concurrently—the spiritual and the physical realms.the physical realms.

a.a. The spirit realm is the parent of the physical The spirit realm is the parent of the physical realm.realm.

b.b. The physical things we see came from The physical things we see came from spiritual things we cannot see.spiritual things we cannot see.

c.c. For instance, angels exist even though we For instance, angels exist even though we cannot see them with our physical eyes.cannot see them with our physical eyes.

2.2. ““And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: behold, the young man; and he saw: behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha”of fire round about Elisha”  (2 Kings 6:17).(2 Kings 6:17).

a.a. The spiritual eyes of the servant were opened, The spiritual eyes of the servant were opened, giving him the ability to see the spiritual giving him the ability to see the spiritual realm (2 Kings 6:15-17).  realm (2 Kings 6:15-17).  

3.3. When we became born again, God When we became born again, God placed many good things on the placed many good things on the inside of us (our born-again spirits).inside of us (our born-again spirits).

a.a. When we are facing troubling challenges in When we are facing troubling challenges in life, we can acknowledge those good things life, we can acknowledge those good things within us (Philemon 1:6).within us (Philemon 1:6).

b.b. Our salvation encompasses our soundness, Our salvation encompasses our soundness, wholeness, deliverance, healing, and wholeness, deliverance, healing, and prosperity.prosperity.

c.c. By faith, we take ownership of what God has By faith, we take ownership of what God has already done.already done.

““It is finished”!!! It is finished”!!!

My mission for you has My mission for you has been accomplished !!!been accomplished !!!

Take comfort in knowing that God Take comfort in knowing that God knows exactly what He is doing.knows exactly what He is doing.

There is no “Plan B”.  He doesn’t need There is no “Plan B”.  He doesn’t need one!one!

1 Peter 3:22 (MSG) 1 Peter 3:22 (MSG) “ “ Jesus has the last word on Jesus has the last word on everything and everyone, from angels everything and everyone, from angels to armies. He’s standing right to armies. He’s standing right alongside God, and what He says alongside God, and what He says goes.”goes.”