When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head gave up His spirit…And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
John 19:30; Matthew 27:51-54
The thief (the devil) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I (Jesus) am come that they might have life (life free from sins like worry and fear), and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 10:10
He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.
1 John 3:8
Wow, I just read 1 John 3:8 again and lights went on in me. It was like the Holy Spirit said to me, “Mark, do you see what’s going on in your earthly life? Because of the fall, you’re a sinner. But, Jesus came to die for your sins to re-establish the same incredible relationship and fellowship Adam and Eve enjoyed with God in Eden. Sin is the work of the devil. Satan’s whole agenda was to use sin to separate you from your loving Heavenly Father.
Your Father, your Abba, sent Jesus to die on the cross to bring you back to Eden, to that precious place of living closely with God.
Now, worry, fear, doubt, confusion, unforgiveness, bitterness, hate – all sin – has been conquered and you no longer need to live with it in your life. You are free from it in Jesus because Jesus will always take care of your heart. Jesus’s death on the cross tore the temple veil so you can now come boldly to the very throne of grace, to the very Presence of Your Abba, Father, Daddy. The separation is finished!”
Oh, praise You Jesus. Thank You, God.
Wow, it’s no wonder the devil fights so hard to keep us in sin, to keep us worrying, fearful, bound, to tell us to doubt God. If we truly realize what Jesus has done for us, satan’s grip on us will cease. Our freedom will impact others and help us all to get back to the Eden relationship we had with our Father – That close, amazing relationship the devil has stolen through the fall.
Can you sense it? Can you feel, even a little bit, what it would be like to get back to the Father, to live once again in the light of His Glory. Thrilling, isn’t it?
What all does God have in store for me today? Well, I don’t know yet. But I do know that “worry, fear, and the fear of man” aren’t three of them. Why? Because, “It is finished!” ☺
The veil’s down. It (Christ has broken sin’s power in your life) is finished! All things are working together for my good! Now we can run into the Holy Of Holies! We’re back with our Father. There’s no longer any need to worry.
God bless,
Mark