'When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.'

John 19:30

This morning I am taking some quiet time to meditate on the word of God. The words written of Jesus about these few days many years ago. The last words spoken by Jesus as he bowed his head and was reunited with his Father after suffering on a cross. The weight of it all is heavy. That the God of the universe, in his loving kindness towards us, sent His son to this earth to be mocked and hated and crucified... For me. And now, "it is finished". My sins are forgiven and my debt is paid. Nothing I do can separate me from the love of my Father. I don't have to be good enough. Jesus was perfect for me. FOR ME. The love and sacrifice of my savior is beyond words. And this morning I am overwhelmed with gratitude and reverence and love. I'm not perfect and I often lose sight of this. I take it for granted. But as I sit here this morning and read through the word of God, my heart remembers the moment I accepted this truth. The moment my chains were broken. I remember hearing about the moment my dad fell to the altar and cried and accepted Christ as his savior. When he admitted that not by his power but by the sacrifice of a savior, he was freed from death. And I think about Amelia and the hope I have for her. I will never take for granted the need for a savior. And I pray that my life reflects this for others. 

'He will swallow up death forever. The Soverign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people's disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.'

Isaiah 25:8

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