Done!
25Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
The Death of Jesus
28Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." 29A 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.
Bee's Thoughts:
Dear Lord Jesus,
You have finished the work Your Father has sent You to do, even though it's hard and painful. Thank You!
What is it that You want me to do? When can I also say, "It is finished!"?
I pray that You will show me Your will and let me finish doing it while I am here on earth. I pray that miracles will happen that others will know that You are great. May Your name be glorified.
In Your most wonderful name I pray. Amen,
Tommy's Thoughts:
As I listened to a friend about some non-believers debate on Christianly, I realized it is easy for men to put them selves higher than God and greater than other men, boasting with pride when they believe that their salvation is through their own ‘good’ work and wisdom.
From Ephesians 2:8-9, we know that it is by grace we have been saved, through faith, not from our selves; and our salvation is a gift from God, not by our own works, so that no one can boast. There is also nothing we can do to add to Christ’s sacrifice for our sin. All we can do is to submitting our lives to Him, reaching out to God in faith to receive His gift of an eternal life.
Dear Father, thank You for teaching me what Christ has done on the Cross is enough for forgiveness of my sins; that they are all already paid in full. Lord, teach me to submit to You, allowing the Holy spirit to guide my every word and action, saturating my heart and mind with Your Word and coming to You daily with prayers and thanksgiving. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.
