The Final Victory! (John 19:38 - 20:31)

In John 19 and 20, we see that John spends a fair amount of time on the death, burial and now the resurrection of Jesus. At His death, He cried out "It is finished", meaning sin had been dealt with on the cross, that Jesus was victorious over life and that He is made the King of kings and the Lord of lords. But now there will be a victory over death because on the third day Jesus rises again. All of God's promises throughout the Bible, the covenants God has given to His people are given the 'Yes' and 'Amen' through the resurrection of Jesus. God proving His message through His Son by bringing Him back from death to life. Now that this victory has been won, any who believe in Jesus can be saved from their sins and be adopted into God's family. This is the free gift of Jesus' life. But, there are many around us, who like Thomas, are not ready to believe. And so, we are given our responsibilities as God's people by the power of the Holy Spirit, to share the victory of Christ that He died for sin and rose again. We then let the Spirit of God meet with that person in God's perfect timing, that they too, may come into a relationship with Jesus, and be cleansed and washed of their sins. We thank God for His great love and mercy for us in sending His son. We thank God's son, Jesus, for laying His life down as an ultimate act of love. We are a very grateful and blessed people!