How Finished Is "It Is Finished?"

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Sunday, April 5, 2026 Topic: HOW FINISHED IS "IT IS FINISHED"? Memory Verse: "‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil" - Matthew 5:17 KJV‬ Bible Text: ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭John 19:30 KJV‬ 30. ‭When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. INSPIRATION: When Jesus said, "It is finished," He meant he had fulfilled the requirement of the Law and the Prophets, meaning that He is come to (a) physically accomplish all that the Scriptures say He will accomplish and (b) make clear through His teaching what the Scriptures have already said. Jesus was saying that the work he came for was accomplished. The task of earning the salvation of the world was completed in his work on the cross. No more additions or adjustments were necessary – salvation was completed. On the flip side, He was saying a new dawn has come for you. All the negative things you've ever experienced or currently experiencing was coming to an end. He's put an end to the pain, suffering, affliction, rejection, losses, etc, you've be subjected to. His death paid the price for your total freedom. Those who knew you with the pain would look for you there but not find you; those who thought you'd never amount to much would be disappointed to see you rise like an edifice. His death was the ultimate price, nothing else is required to cement your victory. TODAY'S TAKE HOME: ‭‭Irrespective of how low you've sunk in life or how terribly afflicted you've been, believe it is finish and daily reaffirm it to yourself. PRAYER: Dear Lord, thank You for taking my shame, pain and suffering and putting to an end all the evil associated with me. I'm free and victorious, living a brand new life in power and dominion because You did it and declared it is finished. Therefore, I walk in this new reality, in Jesus name.