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.”
Ephesians 1:3-14 “ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved. 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our wrongdoings, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight 9 He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He set forth in Him, 10 regarding His plan of the fullness of the times, to bring all things together in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. 11 In Him we also have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things in accordance with the plan of His will, 12 to the end that we who were the first to hope in the Christ would be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of the promise, 14 who is a first installment of our inheritance, in regard to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
Praise our God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who so completely had a plan in place to manifest His love on all of us in the form Jesus our Christ. Every spiritual blessing we would ever need He gave to us before we would see the need for it. Before the world was created He lovingly looked upon us and delighted that we would respond to His love with our hearts offered humbly and trustingly to Him. Yes, those whom He foreknew He predestined to be with Him. On those, on us, He poured the power of His mighty love and drew us with indelible power and unerring precision that we might come to Him and that we willingly would give to Him what He intended for us, life. We offer to Him a physical and perishing life and in return He gives to us eternal vibrant life with Him. We give back what is not really our own, He owns even the life within us. As we do we find that He who gave us life is the meaning of life. To hand over to Him what He created and owns is what is right and proper.
Through the shed blood of Jesus that was shed from His obedience to the Father, and out of His love, we are blessed, safe and secure. Without reserve we shout out His praises! We who were utterly defeated He has made ultimate and eternally victors!
He has given freely given love and grace to all people of all lands, both man and woman, to woman and man. He gives to all! His grace is offered to all. The only ones who cannot receive His grace are those who refuse it. (John 3:18)
After Jesus had completed the work of our salvation He returned to His throne in Heaven that was beside His Father. But God (such wonderful words) did not leave us alone and vulnerable to the wiles of the enemy. To those who came to the Father through Jesus He placed His precious Holy Spirit within us to guide, teach and keep us. He did not leave us unguarded. We are His loved and protected. He sent His Spirit within us to protect us, teach us, and to guide us.
Jesus did not come to partially complete the plan of God. Jesus came to utterly complete it and that He did. When He cried out “It is finished” the meaning was that everything that was needed for our salvation was completed. Loving Jesus and having faith in His work, in Him, is all we need to do. The Work for our salvation was completed by Jesus. To think that there is something we can add to His salvation is insulting to Him. It is folly. It is finished! We don’t need to add to it, any book that says differently is a lie. Any false prophet who preaches anything different is either a liar, a delusional person, or both. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) Jesus is the answer. Jesus is the way, above Him there is no other, Jesus is the way. He left nothing undone for our salvation. We only need Jesus. Look to Him and keep our focus on Him. That is everything, that is all. He and no one else. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Thank you Jesus!
Psalm 150:6 – Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Micah 7:7 – But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will Hear me.
Micah 6:8 – He has shown you, Oh man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.