#85 It is Finished

A blessed day (".)
John 19 (excerpts)
Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified 
8 When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, 9 and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10 “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”

11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”
16 Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.


The Crucifixion of Jesus  
So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

The Death of Jesus 
28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. 30When he had received the drink, Jesus said,“It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

note: please read the complete text on this link--
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2019&version=NIV

Praise God!
Here's an in-depth explanation when Jesus said "it is finished,"

Of the last sayings of Christ on the cross, none is more important or more poignant than His very last utterance, “It is finished.” Found only in the Gospel of John, the Greek word translated “it is finished” is tetelestai, an accounting term that means “paid in full.” When Jesus uttered those words, He was declaring the debt owed to His Father was wiped away completely and forever. Not that Jesus wiped away any debt that He owed to the Father; rather, Jesus eliminated the debt owed by mankind—the debt of sin.

Just prior to His arrest by the Romans, Jesus prayed His last public prayer, asking the Father to glorify Him, just as Jesus had glorified the Father on earth, having “finished the work you have given me to do” (John 17:4). The work Jesus was sent to do was to “seek and save that which is lost” (Luke 19:10), to provide atonement for the sins of all who would ever believe in Him (Romans 3:23-25), and to reconcile sinful men to a holy God. “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:18-19). None other but God in flesh could accomplish such a task.

I thank our Loving Lord, our Savior Jesus Christ, everyday for giving us the gift of eternal life and for letting us know Him more and more everyday. I thank Him that we are saved and we are safe in His merciful hands. I am humbled and grateful everyday that He is letting us see His light as we meditate on His words. 


But unfortunately, there are really lots of people who don't know Jesus Christ yet. People who will follow other that leads them into their destruction. As I am doing some research about some "truths," I have found out some false prophets who claims that he is Jesus and the sad part is, many are following him. Would you believe that he is teaching- "no sin, no law and no hell."

As true followers of Jesus Christ, we know these teachings are all the opposite of what our Loving Lord teaches us. Truly, the signs of times are now all around us- especially false prophets and false messiahs.


May we, as believers of Jesus Christ, be ablaze with the Holy Spirit so that we may be able to reach boldly to other people and proclaim who truly Jesus Christ is and why He gave His life for all of us.


Jesus Christ had done His part- "it is finished;" may we also ask for God's strength so we can do our part for Him :)




Prayer for Impact (InTouch Ministries):

Please pray with me,

Dear Loving Father in Heaven, we praise you and thank you for the awesome privilege of allowing us to enter in your presence. As we join hands in prayer, please hear our requests. We lift up to you dear Father all the christian churches and all believers around the world, please let us be your hands and feet so that the gospel be preached around the world. May we, as your body of believers, be devoted to you; help us to spend more time with you dear God so that we may discern what you want us to do for you; help us to work together to spread your gospel, and please give us the strength to always stand firmly for the truth- no matter what the cost. Thank you for the assurance that there is nothing insignificant to the works done for you. In Jesus name, Amen. 
(WEEK 4 prayer impact)

Glory to GOD!

May Jesus' love abounds in us all everyday (".)

Bible in a Year:
Read the Bible in One Year- Here's a reading plan where you and I can focus on God's Words everyday....to make it a habit, make it a practice, Amen :)


Read with me; God speaks to us through His words :)
October 29, 2011- Genesis 48-50 


Today is the day :)
If you have not received Jesus Christ yet in your heart, today is the day. May you embrace His love and His gift :)


"Lord Jesus, I believe You are truly the Son of God. I confess that I have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed. Please forgive all my wrongdoing, and let me live in relationship with You from now on. I receive You as my personal Savior, accepting the work You accomplished once and for all on the cross. Thank You for saving me. Help me to live a life that is pleasing to You. Amen." (ref prayer by: Mr. Charles Stanley)

Why am I doing this? Simple...."I am driven by the eternal destiny of others."