Jesus dicit

Word 37 of 310Hope

It is finished.

John 19:30

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It is done

In Greek this is a single word. It means: it is completed, it has been brought to its end. It is not the sigh of a defeated man, but the words of someone who has finished his work.

John writes that Jesus then bowed his head and gave up his spirit. The cross did not have the last word. He did. What was needed has been done. Nobody needs to add anything to it.

Question for today

What am I still trying to accomplish myself, when it has already been finished?

Prayer

Lord Jesus, you finished the work. Thank you that I don't have to earn what you have already given. Let me live from that rest today. Amen.

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