It Is Finished!

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As I meditated upon what Jesus says, “After this, Jesus knew that everything had been done. So that the Scripture would come true, he said, ‘I am thirsty’ . . . When Jesus tasted the vinegar, he said, ‘It is finished.’ Then he bowed his head and died;” (John 19:28, 30, NCV), I’m reminded of what Jesus said, “My food is to do what God wants! He is the one who sent me, and I must finish the work that he gave me to do” (John 4:34, CEV). Indeed, when Jesus said, “It is finished” – this word is being translated as “tetelestai” in Greek when He died on the first Good Friday.

Indeed, Jesus said these words “It is finished” on the cross + he was referring to each of the meanings as highlighted the points in the Daily Hope devotional text today. It was used by servants and employees who return to their master with news they had finished the task. Jesus had finished the task God had given him.

It’s a legal term judges would use to announce that a prisoner had completely served his prison time. Jesus made sure that justice had been served for our sin. It was an accounting term meaning a debt had been paid in full. Jesus completely paid our debt. Artists used the term when painting a picture to denote their final stroke. Jesus’ sacrifice finished God’s great masterpiece by making it possible for the pinnacle of his creation – us – to be redeemed from our sin. Priests used the term when they offered a sacrifice to God to say, “The sacrifice has been made.” Jesus’ death on the cross was the sacrifice for our sin.

And, these pointers encourage me to be in a right relationship with God and that He has paid the price for my salvation + I’m grateful for this price that Jesus paid for me so that I could be redeemed by His blood that wash my sins away as I did my Good Friday’s reading today.

Truly, God’s love requires me to express my deep affectionate love for others (Christians) around me especially for pre-believers who do not experience the love of God in their lives today (1 John 4:7-8, NIV) + that Christ died for their sins because God loves them too (Romans 5:8, NIV).

As Jesus said, “It is finished”!

How does knowing Jesus has finished the most important work for you change how you view the tasks in front of you today?

Profile Background: 

Jeremy Koh is a disabled graduate from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore – formerly known as Spastic Children Association (1987–1997). He graduated with Certificates in Microsoft Office Skills & a HR Administrator Graduate (CHRA) under Human Capital Singapore–SGEnable Collaboration of Partnership – HCS HR PowerBank (7th Dec 2021 to 3rd June 2022). Jeremy has also worked in ServeHope Pte Ltd – Project Assistant/Email Marketing Consultant for 5 years (March 2008 – August 2013); as KeyGuard Specialist @(these)abilites Pte Ltd handling all KeyGuard Operations for 10 months in World United College South East Asia (Tampines Branch); an Executive Assistant with Vision Strategy Storytelling (3 months, Aug to Oct 2017); as GB Connector in GrowthBeans Team in Savior-Asia Consulting Pte Ltd (October 2018 to December 2019). Today, Jeremy is a Founder in the ground up initiative project called – Project Stories for LIFE (Affiliated with Youth Corps Singapore, a former member of the Special Needs Cluster) that serves the Special Needs Community at-large in the society, as well as being a PwD Advocate – a representing voice of the Disabled Community to the public today. 

Prayer Response to this featured article:
Thank you Jesus for the price that you paid for our sins on the cross today:

(Written by Jeremy Koh, 10th April 2020 – Good Friday)