“Just A Thought”
Many have asked,
“Where is Just a Thought?” Since starting my pod cast, I traded one for the
other. However, instead of doing “just A Thought” for December via our pod
cast, I felt led to write a year end article. I shared with our church family,
several weeks ago, and I hope this encourages you especially if you are
enduring a difficult season at present.
“It is Finished” is a three word sentence
uttered by Christ on the cross. In fact, this was His last statement
before He took His last breath. Wise people state; you always want to lean
close to your loved one and listen intently to their final words. They will
most likely be remembered forever by the listener. My firm belief is Christ
never said anything without a definitive purpose. His words were His life.
Direct, meaningful, wise, full of strength, authority, blessing, conviction,
healing, you get the point. Jesus Christ said what He meant and His anointed,
humble life was all the backup needed. After all He is life, He is the Word
that sustains all life and He became flesh, but existed through the Word before
ever making His debut in His physical form on earth.
So why would Christ utter “It is
Finished”? Why was this statement so relevant? He could have said anything so
what meaning behind the statement was so significant and for whom? Christ
wanted those watching Him leave this life, to hear His words. So, obviously
strong significance is associated with the statement. It is our Kick off to
bringing to our mind, the victory we own because of what Christ accomplished.
Typically, we view the
New Testament’s beginning with the book of Matthew. The Old Testament closes
with Malachi. A page is turned and we begin to read the words of Matthew and
the Holy Spirit’s leading him to describe in detail the move of God through Christ.
However, the total purpose of Christ coming to earth and living among us was
ultimately to die for us! His death secured our right to be completely forgiven
and restored back to our Heavenly Father. His death secured for all mankind the
privilege of eternal life.
The final words of Christ ushered in this
fact, the New Testament , came bounding through with a secure foundation
nothing can ever hold you down again. Everything that could rise up to defeat
you had now been taken care of through the PERFECT death of Christ. He paid in
full for every destructive pattern of sin by remaining perfectly submitted to
the process set before Him. The process of destroying sin and never bowing to
its seductive power. Never, not once, was the life or testimony of Christ
compromised! He won the war of all wars for you and me.
Such a dichotomy that in Christ final
seconds of life, in His complete fragility, everything was secured, paid for
and oh P.S. by the way, the enemy completely defeated. When we face defeating
cycles in our life, those that creep up on us and we find once again we are
lamenting in self-defeat, remember Christ gave us gold. We now can say to those
defeating thoughts, patterns, conflicts, whatever may be robbing us of peace
“It Is Finished”! Christ took care of our failures on Calvary. Now we walk in
our personal victory attained by Christ by saying to our situation; “It Is
Finished”. You and I need to say what we believe. We believe Christ took care
of sin, sickness and disease. So, when we are being tempted to cave in to it’s
seductive power to deceive us from our God-given victory, we must speak the
words of deliverance. The enemy knows what we possess, we need to know it! Keep
saying the Word, the Word keeps delivering us from all the lies of the enemy,
Christ did His part for us. We need to do our part for us; agree with
his finished work. Disagree with the liar of our souls, agree with our
redeemer!
Christ never lied to us ever. He cannot.
So we have this confidence in Him. We can be free. In fact, Christ died for us
to be able to live free. This is so important Church. We will go through
difficult times. Areas of our life are stubborn. They have taken residence in
our heart and mind. They do not want to leave us. Oh no, they like their area
of control. These lies fight to empower us to believe we cannot change. Well on
our own that is correct. However, with Christ we can. This is not hype or some
positive thinking cache. This is real. Through Christ; all things are possible.
All of Heaven rejoices when we believe that truth for ourselves. Christ and all
of Heaven take no pleasure in our doubt or unbelief. Even in our suffering our
faith in Christ will keep us in a united place of trust.
No one can pre-determine what life will
bring. “Sufficient for the day is the evil there-of”. Tough times in all of our
lives is a certainty, how we respond is not. Respond in your most trying times
like Jesus did. “It Is Finished”. Christ took care of us and as we follow in
His steps, we also, will acquire the victory. It will take time, energy and
effort on your part but are you not worth the finished work of Calvary? Of
course, the answer is yes. Christ did not die in vain. Now pick up your tear
stained eyes, your weak arms and feeble knees. Rise up gaze into Heaven, where
an angelic host is watching. Believe you are worth the victory that was won for
you. Every time you are pressing through, remember Christ Finished so you too,
can be a finisher!! Move on by faith in your life. Resolve now that the gift
you are will be used to empower others. Live, prosper, be in good health,
physically, emotionally and spiritually.
YOU ARE WORTH
THE GOOD FIGHT.
That Is The One You Win!!
“Merry Christmas
Happy New Decade”,
Prophet Kathie
