“It is finished,” (John 19:30 ESV)
Completion
Recently, at a film set, the director shouted with glee, “That’s a wrap!” And the crew and cast went wild. We cheered, we shouted, we whistled, and we KNEW that moment was the most important moment in the making of the movie.
As we walked away, I thought through a lot of the other moments that had seemed so important. The preparation, communication, and planning… each scene shot and repeated and finalized… the miles of travel and short nearly sleepless nights… but that moment, that ‘wrap,’ was the most important.
And the work was not done. Editing remained, advertising remained, the soundtrack remained. But that moment, that ‘wrap’ was the most important.
Jesus knew that on the cross and declared it. The most important moment in all of history took place right then and right there. It is finished.
What is finished? Sin’s punishment, sin’s power, and sin’s presence were all trounced as Jesus died.
Everything beforehand led up to that moment. Everything since looks back to that moment.
All we need to do to be finished with sin ourselves, is lean on Him. And better than that, we GET to lean on Him.
We are peculiar, sin is finished.