It is Finished

Today I am thankful for this song. They are singing the testimony of my life.

"Stuck in the mire of a standard too high
Best efforts have left me weary and dry
From trying to trusting, the weight is released
The cross I am bearing You carried for me
 
Caught in the crossfire, confusion and doubt
Entrenched in this trial, too weak to dig out
Redemption came running, with righteous decree
“I finished the work, Child, so fall into Me… fall into Me” 

You did what I wasn’t able
Your child, here at Your table
My heart is truly grateful… I’m Yours"

(Song: Arrested by Grace by WorshipMob)

For far too long, I believed that being religious, going to church, and being a "good person" was good enough. I tried....I tried....and I tried...to be released of the guilt that I felt, thinking that if I only kept "doing better" God would be pleased with me, but my efforts were completely and utterly futile. The guilt remained, and the burden grew heavier. It was only when I found myself buried in a mess far too deep to dig myself out of, that I finally understood what Jesus meant when He said "It is finished!" Child of God, IT IS FINISHED! Do you believe it?  All that you were, all that you are, and all that you are becoming is because of Jesus' finished worked on the cross.

Maybe you are in the midst of your own big mess right now. Stop the self-salvation projects that you have going on.  Whoever or whatever you are using to rescue you out of the mire cannot offer you the tools that you need to claw your way out of the pit. There is only One with the power and authority to lift you out. (Matt 28:18). Everything in heaven and on earth is subject to Him. (Heb 2:8). All of your enemies are put under His feet, including death! (1 Cor 15:27).

Jesus is at the top of the pit, holding out a rescue rope, but He isn't going to force the rope in to your hands. You must choose to grab on to it; and once you do, hold on to it as if your life depends on it, because it does!   Let Him do the rescue work. Do not get part of the way up and let go because you think you've held on long enough. He is not interested in pulling you half way up just so He can watch you finish the job. He is committed to seeing you through until you reach the top. Remember, the way that he chooses to pull you out may not be the quickest or easiest way, but it is the best way. So, friend, if you are stuck at the bottom of the pit, or struggling half way up, cry out to Jesus! He will lift you out and set your feet on solid ground!



Psalm 40:1-4 

I waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
    out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
    making my steps secure.
 He put a new song in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
    and put their trust in the Lord.