He {Jesus} said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
John 19:30
Jesus said it's finished, it is complete, and then He died. To those hearing His words from the cross it must have seemed like Jesus was simply stating the obvious. He was done. Death had come. It was over. But Jesus wasn't talking about His life. That wasn't done. In three days He would rise again.
What Jesus called complete was the bridge He built between us and God. Everything that ever had to be done so that we can have relationship with our Creator was done. There is nothing that needs to be added to His work. It is perfect and complete as is. Jesus' broken body and blood paid the full price for our sins, and His sacrifice defeated death and fulfilled the law. We need do nothing to earn our place with God, because He did it all. The costly price of grace had been paid. It is totally complete. Accept that we're accepted by God, acknowledge that Jesus is the way to the Father and that we don't have to and can't add to that road ourselves.
We could never live in relationship with God. We are total failures at holiness and always will be by our own strength. But Jesus made a way. His grace makes it possible for us to live free from sin. His spilt blood bought our forgiveness and salvation, and only His blood. The bridge is built by Christ alone, and it is finished. Don't try to add to it. Simply rejoice in its presence and walk across it into the waiting arms of the Father.
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