THERE'S NOTHING MORE TO SAY

John 19:30  "When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished".  With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." 

Jesus drank, not a refreshing drink of water, but He was given vinegar, the last assault to His body, the final cruel act.  But His words "It is finished", those words completed the work He came to do on earth.  He could now, in a short time, return to His Father, to His heavenly home.  But the physical abuse as the Son of man was ended.  His physical human body had taken it's last humiliation, beating and insult.  "It is finished."

All the enemy's hold on the children of God ended that day.  There was nothing else that satan could do, other than lie.  He had no longer the power to hold down the children of God.  He was defeated, he was beaten, all the power he had over man had ended.  But he could lie.  His only power was in the minds of mankind.  And he has proven to be very successful at the skill of lying.

When Jesus died, He eradicated all the excuses man had for not being victorious.  There was no longer acceptable reasons why the children of God could not walk in the power and strength of God.  All suffering, all disease, all failures, all weaknesses, all excuses were ended with those words "It is finished".  Completely put to death.  When Jesus died on that cross, all excuses we could think of for our inabilities died.  We were given freedom from every sin committed in the past, present and future.  We were freed from slavery, from the bondage of the enemy.  We never have to go back to those ways again.  Sin has no hold over the children of God.

Sin has no control.....but there is the enemy and his lies.  Herein lies the failure, the disappointments, the diseases, the weaknesses, the excuses.  Don't you see, this was taken care of on the cross.  We do not have to buy into satan's lies, we never have to accept less that what we should have just because the enemy tells us that we are undeserving, that we can not have what the Lord has promised us.  We are the children of God made righteous by the blood of Jesus, through Jesus we have all the promises of our Father. 

WE ARE what Jesus died for.  This day as we remember the sacrifice of our beloved Savior, let His death not be in vain.....let His death truly put to death all those lies of the enemy in your life. Let our Savior's last words "It is finished" finish those things in your life that are keeping you from living the life that the Lord wants you to live in Him.  Let the death of our Lord and Savior bring life to you today.  Don't let this night pass without giving yourself completely to the Lord, loving Him with all your heart, asking forgiveness for allowing satan to rule over your mind, feeding on the lies of satan instead of feasting at the Banquet Table of the Lord, in His Word.  His Word is true and the truth shall set you free.

My Jesus, my Savior,
Lord there is none like You
All of my days
I want to praise the wonders
of Your mighty love......Your mighty love.  When You said "It is finished" it was for me.
I praise You my King, I will always love You.

04-06-12