It's Done!

When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

John 19:20 

 

Have you ever considered why Jesus chose to say "It is finished" when the time came for His death?  I have heard sermon after sermon after sermon after sermon on those three words, and they didn't really answer my question.

 

So after years of pondering and contemplating, here's my perspective on "It is finished."  The term used by Jesus was used by merchants.  You see, merchants had a price they wanted for their goods and the customer had a price they were willing to pay, so when the merchant and the customer agreed on an price, the merchant would say "It is finished" because the price had been accepted.  

 

God set standards for His people.  We have failed to meet His standards from the very beginning.  God set a standard for acceptable sacrifices to pay for our failures (unspotted, unblemished, pure and perfect lambs were the acceptable payment).  When Jesus died, the perfect price for each of our failures was paid in the ONLY accepted currency.  In reality, God paid the perfect sacrifice for us and declared our debt to Him PAID IN FULL.

 

Therefore, God our Father paid the price for our failures in full!  May we be truly grateful to Him for that!