So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He
said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
John 19:30
God always finishes
what He begins (Phil. 1:6). God never speaks a word without ensuring that it
comes to pass (Isa. 55:11). Christ is both the Alpha and the Omega, the
beginning and the end (Rev. 1:8, 17). Christ is as much at the end of His work as He is at its beginning.
Jesus was given an
enormous mandate. He was to live a sinless life, remaining absolutely obedient
to His Father. Even the manner of His death was to fulfill numerous prophecies
that had been foretold in Scripture (Matt. 26:24, 31, 54, 56; 27:9, 35; 46;
John 19:28, 36-37). Yet, despite the extremely complex assignment Jesus
received from His Father, He could shout triumphantly from the cross, “It is
finished!”
Christ now resides
within each believer. His assignment today is to complete God’s will in each
Christian. He is just as determined to do this in us as He was to complete
God’s will for Himself. You will have to resist Christ in order to remain out
of the will of God. What is it God wants to do in you? Have you allowed Him to
complete what He has begun? He will not force you to
receive all that He has for your life. If God’s work has not been brought to
fruition in you, it is not that Christ has not been diligently working toward
that end. Rather, you may need to release areas of your life to Him and be as
determined to see God’s work in you completed as Christ is. Review the things
God has said to you over this last year. Are there promises God has made to you
that you have refused to allow Him to complete? If so, commit to yield your
will to God today.
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