" I'M DONE "

My very best to you and to all in whom you care most about. I want you to know that I strive to be a person of Integrity. As a Man of My word all of you in whom I promised that I would Stand In The Gap Daily, I still do. This weeks title is " I'M DONE. " How many times have you heard someone say " I'M DONE? " Just as God finished the work of creation and Jesus finished the work of redemption, so the Trinity will finish the entire plan of Salvation by inviting the Redeemed into a New Creation. Then He said to me, " It Is Done, " I Am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give to the one who thirsts from the Spring of the Water of Life without costs " (Rev. 21:6). It Is Finished...until this time, a complicated system of sacrifices had atoned for sins. Sin separates people from God, and only through the sacrifice of an animal, a substitute, could people be forgiven and become clean before God. But people sin continually, so frequent sacrifices were required. Jesus, however, became the final and ultimate sacrifice for sin. The Word " FINISHED " is the same as " Paid In Full. " Jesus came to finish God's work of Salvation to Pay the Full Penalty for our Sins. Now with His death, the complex sacrificial system ended because Jesus took all sin upon himself. I love it that we can freely approach God because of what Jesus did for us. Those who believe in Jesus' Death and Resurrection can live eternally with God and escape the penalty that comes from sin. Now I love the way Dr. David Jeremiah puts it: [ Do you fear the idea of death? A biblical perspective will allow you to embrace it for what it is. Death doesn't begin eternal life, it simply ends earthly life.] LAST THOUGHT: When we know Jesus Christ, we don't need to Seek God by means of other religious, cults, or UN-Biblical Philosophies as Colossians were doing. Christ alone holds the answers ti the true meaning of life, because he is life. Christ is the unique source of knowledge and power for the Christian Life. No Christian needs anything in addition to what Christ has provided to be Saved. We are complete in him. Until Next Time... Jim,