It is Finished

Before Christ gave up His spirit, He was given sour wine to address His dehydration since He said that He was thirsty. The last taste that Jesus ever had in His mouth was sour.


Many times in our lives, "sour stuff" happens to us. We go through experiences which leave bad after-tastes in our mouths. Broken relationships, rough seasons, family difficulties, work problems, and even death in the family. So many times, we get so caught up in these things thinking that "it is the END". 


When Christ said, "It is finished", it didn't mean it was the end. It didn't mean that He was finished. As we all know, it's the beginning - a beginning of a glorious Christ-filled existence for us.

When tough things happen to us, let's remember that God is still working in our lives. It's not the end for you. Do not give Satan the opportunity to control us -- the control that he desires. Satan wants us to dwell in the momentary sourness which shouldn't be! If we do this, we rob ourselves of the opportunity to encounter Christ and His majesty. We let go of the chance to experience how it's like to have the Christ help us when we are in need, how it is to have Christ alleviate all our burdens completely.

We must learn to rely on Him and not our own short-sighted thinking.