It Is Finished...

Those three words can mean a lot, especially to a Christian. It was just a few months ago that we did a series here at Community on the final words of Jesus up to the Cross. "It is finished" are such victorious words. It's the Gospel of John that records those words in John 19:30. It's a beautiful passage because we know that the final task of bearing the Cross had been completed. He had been sent to drink of the cup of crucifixion and he had done just that. He conquered death!

I think so often we use those words and don't even think much about them. Our show on tv ends, we complete a basic task that we've been given, we get through the week and are walking out the door for the weekend, and the list goes on and on. But, rarely do we take the time and think about the deeper opportunities that await us, the goals we can set before ourselves that challenge us to grow. Because I think that it's only when we have previously weighed the task that we truly celebrate the completion. When's the last time you've really celebrated a personal goal being accomplished? If you struggle to answer that question, maybe you first need to ask yourself if you are setting goals.

I just finished a book today. It's really not that big of a deal because I read quite a bit, but it's not very often that after finishing a book I place it on the shelf. Today I did that. And, as I was placing it back on the shelf, I was grateful for the wisdom I received from it. It was only after that thought that I realized how much of an accomplishment I really felt it was.

How have you taken time to celebrate an accomplishment lately? "It is finished" are three words that can mean a lot, and for me they hold an eternal accomplishment that we will be able to celebrate in for all eternity!

Blessings,
Frankie