It Is Finished

So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
John 19:30


Recommended Reading
John 19:28-30

In Beth Moore's devotional book, Voices of the Faithful, a South Asian missionary named Janesee told of how her Muslim neighbors prepared for the Eid Al-Adha festival in which two cows were sacrificed in commemoration of Abraham's sacrificing his son on Mount Moriah. On the morning of the slaughter, Janesee sensed a somber feeling in the air. The Muslim pastor came to kill the cows, holding in his hands the names of those for whom the sacrifice was made, and Janesee could hear the moaning of the cows as their throats were cut. Shortly thereafter, the neighbor, covered with blood, passed by with a smile and said to her, "It is finished."

Janesee later recalled, "That statement sent chills up my spine as I remembered the words of Jesus on the cross, the true sacrifice for sin."

Because Jesus offered himself on the cross, we should bow in humble adoration. He finished the work of redemption that we, His people, might gaze in wonder at the cross and worship.


'Tis finished—let all the joyful sound
Be heard through all the nations round.
Samuel Stennett

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