Our human tendency is to quit too soon. To stop before we cross the finish line! It shows up in the smallest of things– a partly mowed lawn, a half-read book, or abandoned diet. Or it shows up in life’s most painful areas like a cold faith; a wrecked marriage; an un-evangelized world.
Am I touching some painful sores? If I am, I want to encourage you to remember Jesus’ determination on the cross. Did he ever want to quit? You bet. That’s why his words are so splendid. “It is finished!” (John 19:30).
What was finished? The history-long plan of redeeming man was finished. The message of God to man was finished. The sacrifice had been made. It was over. It’s a cry of completion. A cry of fulfillment. Thank you Lord Jesus, for teaching us to remain, to endure, and in the end—to finish!
