No Un-Finish Business

John 19:28-30

After this, Jesus, knowing^[a] that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” ²⁹ Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. ³⁰ So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

The word finish means to bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete. On this Resurrection Day how awesome it is to know that Christ left no un-finish business.  He completed His task. John said it best in John 1:29 “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! He dealt with our sin past, present, and future.

Have a Glorious and bless Resurrection Day!

Isaiah 6:8

Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” NIV

Every day is a blessing from God. It is an opportunity for us to move out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary work of God.

Early in life I was determine to make a mark on this world. Now my desire is to allow God to use me so He can make a mark on the world through me.  I want to be a willing vessel that He can use. What about you?

It can be easy to say Lord send me but hard to do, especially, when God ask us do what is uncomfortable.

Part of embracing the journey is truly embracing the call of God on your life and moving in agreement with God.  I believe Isaiah understood the importance of agreeing with God and the plan God has for his life.

To agree with God we first must hear and know His voice. Secondly, we have to say. I other words we have to say yes, to what we heard. Thirdly, we must be willing to do or go. We heard, we agreed with our mouth now we must agree in action to what it is God has plan for us.

This does not mean he knew everything or that he would not face difficulty but he was willing to allow God to mark the world through him.

Relaxing

In awe of God's handiwork! My God created all this.

2 Kings 7: 3-10

Take a Chance and Move

  In our text we see that the 4 men did not let their current condition keep them from making the choice to move. They knew that change was needed because death was certain were they were at.  The fact that they had leprosy was not going to prevent them from doing something different.  We cannot allow what our current condition to define us. God is still in control and His strength is made perfect in our weakness. We must be willing to take a chance and move in spite of our conditions.

Secondly, make sure you move in faith. As we move in faith we have may have to encourage our self. I don’t believe that these men were moving towards the enemy camp thinking we’re dead now, it’s over now, our goose is cooked. No I believe as they were moving forward they were thinking and speaking faith. Gods going to give us favor, they will be merciful to us. When we are afraid to step out or move in faith we need to count the cost of not doing what God has asked us to do.  What will happen if I do not do what God wants me to do? 

Thirdly move in selflessness. Selflessness is define as having little or no concern for oneself, especially with regard to fame, position, money in other words you are willing to risk your own gain to do, say, or give something for another person without expecting anything. The four men in our text understood that it was the day of good news and they could not keep what God had done a secret.  It is so important that as we move in God’s plans and purposes for our lives that we share the good news of Jesus Christ.  

The men in our text were face with having to make a choice to move, they had to take a chance. When they got up and started walking they had no idea what God was going to do.  While they were walking God was moving in the background to bring about a great deliverance not just for the 4 of them but for the whole city.