It is Finished!

     One thing I have not been good at my whole life is finishing a project once I get it started.  When I was growing up I had so many paintings I started but didn't finish.  I actually have 2 of them hanging in my house.  I used to write stories when I was younger and I never finished them.  I used to start ambitious projects like cleaning my room and washing the dishes and I would always leave before I was done.  Well this went into my adult life when I used to always start businesses and never finish them.  I had gotten so good at not finishing things that I had become the "Unfinished Expert"! LOL!!

     After accepting Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior I started reading the bible. Then my church introduced a bible reading program called "Read Through the Bible In a Year".  I figured, "I can do this".  They had a schedule laid out and everything!  I was so excited that I followed the schedule as closely as I can.  There were some days when I missed so I just caught up over the next few days.  Over the year I actually completed reading the Bible all the way through for the FIRST TIME EVER!!!  Imagine my excitement when I realized I actually finished something! 

     But here's the thing that happened during my bible reading.  I learned what happened when Jesus died on the cross.  He was finishing an assignment the Lord placed on His life!  He was dying on the cross for the sins of the entire world! The last thing He said on the cross right before He died was, "It is finished".  John 19:28-30 says, "Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit". So even though Jesus encountered many obstacles and barriers, He overcame them and went on to complete the assignment the Lord placed on His life. 

     Do you have something the Lord asked you to do and you have put it aside for now? Or maybe you faced some opposition that caused you to shrink back? Maybe you thought at some point that you need to prepare better for what the Lord needs you to do?  The truth is that whatever the Lord has given you specifically to do, you already have everything you need to see it to it's completion.  God has given every man a measure of faith and that is all you need to be able to "speak to your mountain".  Be encouraged in your assignment and know that if God gave it to you, you CAN do it.  Trust God to guide you every step of the way and you will finish!!  And when it is time for you to transition to your eternal dwelling with Jesus, you will hear Him say, "Well done my good and faithful servant".  That is the most important thing I want to hear when I meet my Lord. 

     So be encouraged in all you do and continue to move forward.  Don't let anything stop you because the devil will send everything he has your way.  But the one thing He doesn't have is the promise that everything will be alright.  He doesn't have the help of God, who is all powerful and able to defeat any enemy.  Keep this in mind as you move forward in your ministry.  Believe with all your heart and you will succeed in Jesus' mighty name!!  

God bless you!

Robert T Sells
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