The Majesty of Completion
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!”
And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit (John 19:30).
“It is finished!” In the Greek, it is “te telestai”; “It is completed”; “I have done it!” Matthew 27:50 says that Jesus’ last words were cried with a loud voice—it’s a victory shout! Spurgeon wrote: “It would need all the other words that were ever spoken to explain this one word. It is altogether immeasurable. It is high, I cannot attain to it. It is deep, I cannot fathom it!”
Jesus’ commitment to the Father’s plan was evident throughout His ministry, and He carried that commitment to the end—”obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross” (Phil. 2:8). He said, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work” (John 4:34). “I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do” (John 17:4).
He had done it all! He had left no prophecy unfulfilled, no work unfinished, no love unshared, no suffering unaccomplished. He had completed all the Father had sent Him to do. Then He rested. But it was not the rest of weariness that Jesus experienced. It was the rest of fulfillment. He had completed salvation—no more sacrifices were ever to be needed. No more ritual would ever need to be performed. No human effort would ever be required. As the gift of eternal grace, Jesus had completed salvation, once for all—for all of us.
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Adapted from The Path of His Passion by Bill Crowder, Discovery House Publishers
and the booklet The Mockery And Majesty Of Calvary, © 2008 RBC Ministries.
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