Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 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. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit (John 19:28-30 NIV).

When Jesus hung on the cross on Good Friday this marked the culmination of thousands of years of the human race suffering from the effects of sin. Adam had disobeyed God the father and inflicted on us the curse of sin.  Jesus came with the mandate to bring reconciliation between humanity and divinity. So when he hung there in mid air, he was suspended between heaven and earth, between God and humanity and between life and death.  Jesus is the middle man. Indeed, this was signified when he was placed between the two thieves. One looked to God, whilst the other looked to those around him and joined in the mocking of Jesus.

After being exhausted from carrying his cross beam, Jesus was suspended on this rough wooded pole for three hours. When he was about to breathe his last breath he called out ‘it is finished’ (John 19:30).

Today ‘IT’ is finished. The act of reconciliation is complete. All of us have the choice to accept the finished work of Jesus or to continue in disobedience.  Make the right choice, Jesus did!

Read John 19