IT IS FINISHED!!!! A loud earth quaking, veil ripping, hell shaking voice was heard from that rugged cross as Jesus the Son of God, made the son of man uttered His last Words in that horrific crucifixion! Jesus was made sin Who knew no sin that you could be made righteous, in right standing with God, the Righteousness of God, a new creation! He finished the lies and deceptions of that defeated devil. No more could the enemy keep you from your Creator being your Father.
Not only did Jesus become sin that day on the cross, but He also redeemed us from the effects and consequences of that sin. He was made a curse and took the punishment of our disobedience. He was stripped and made poor. He took the curse of poverty and lack so you could be made rich. He took broken relationships as His friends and family deserted Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, for the restoration of your friends and family. He was tortured and whipped with a cat of nine tails, with metal and glass pieces that ripped His back and body to the point where He had no back, so you could be healed and healthy. He was spit upon, shamed, His beard plucked out, a sack thrown on His head over His eyes as His tormentors mocked Him saying, “Prophecy, if you be a prophet, tell us who slapped and hit you!” He even took a crown of thick, sharp thorns on His head that mercilessly pierced deeply into His sweat and blood drenched scalp so you could have a sound mind! All this and much more, He took it.
The Scriptures say that Jesus GAVE His back to the smiters! He leaned into that scourging and whipping because you were on His mind. Hebrews 12:2 says, “For the joy that was set before Him endured the cross.” Why? Jesus, Who loves you more than you will ever know or understand was redeeming your life from hell and the punishment for sin! He saw you deceived by the enemy and yielding to the pull of sin. He saw you searching for Love, Joy, and Peace in all the wrong places. He saw you lying and cheating and lying with devils, birthing destruction into the world, others lives, and your own life. He saw you dirty, defiled, and discarded lying helpless in your own blood. And Jesus Christ, the Son of God, saved you, cleaned you up, and said, “LIVE!”
Jesus did it on the cross with you on His mind, paying the highest price any bidder could pay! He did it with the spiritual force of Joy! By the Grace of God, He tasted death (hell) for you. He wanted to do that for you! He could see you, years later, accepting His perfect sacrifice for you, releasing you from the bondage of hell, death, and the grave. He released you from all sin, sickness, addictions, and lack, from grief, fear and torment and gave you His Life! For the Joy set before Him, He endured the cross for you to RECOVER ALL!!!