March 30 – Good Friday – Finished for Us

“Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.” John  19:30 (NASB)

All the words which Jesus spoke while he was suffering and dying on the cross are important, but the last words He spoke mean very much to all of us who have believed in Him.  Earlier than these words recorded in the Gospel of John, we learn that Jesus knew that it was done. He said, “knowing that everything had now been finished.” Jesus knew that His death was accomplishing His Father's purpose in sending Him to this earth.  He came to pay the price for bringing us into God's family.  He paid the penalty for our sins when He died for us. So after hanging on the cross for about six hours, enduring the separation from His Father which our sins had caused, He knew that God's purpose was accomplished and so He declared it accomplished.  The way was open for you and for me to come to God to have our sins forgiven. When Jesus said, “It is finished,” he was declaring a promise for us. Through His sacrifice and death, we are forgiven.