It is Finished!

      See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes[b]on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.

  Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.”

Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.”

      Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 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. 30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.  

     In a single day it was finished.  What Mary and John beheld as they stood looking up at the limp body of Jesus was so much more that met the eyes.  One man and the Son of God took away the sin of the entire world in a moment.  Just as the scriptures and the prophets said hundreds of years before.  The sin that was laid upon Jesus was "filthy clothes". Once arisen from the grave and glorified those same clothes were removed and became "fine garments."  Our sin if we  wanted to believe it was completely taken away.

     It's up to us to believe this story, sort out the facts, search down deeply and let the reality of it take hold and become a new creation just like Jesus.  We are not bullied, railroaded,or coerced into a confession by those who want to increase numbers in a church.  This is not the way.  

     It must be because of love or a complete emptiness refilled by someone or something higher than us.  It must be the touch of God himself to make this happen.  It must be because of the state we find ourselves in, a "God Hole" that cannot possibly be filled with anything else but him.  Riches pass away, wanting is more desirable than obtaining, and life is fleeting.  Raise kids and look in the mirror.  And you will see that the hair on your head has changed and faster that you would believe.  If eternity awaits, what is the shape of that eternity?  Will it be unquenchable sorrow or joy unspeakable?