“It is finished .” (John 19:30)
As a little girl, my dad taught me how to play chess. We used to play for hours. As long as I heard the words “check”, even though I was discouraged and very easily could lose the game, there was still a chance. And there was, at times, a painstaking ‘silence’ as the opponent thought and strategized. But once the words, “checkmate” were declared, I knew the game was over.
In chess, checkmate means the player who’s King is checked then has to make a move, which gets the king out of check or he forfeits the game.
When Satan saw Jesus dying on the cross, he yelled out to God, “check”!
In a loud voice Jesus cried out, “it is finished”. (John 19:30) as He was dying on the cross a horrific death.
But Jesus did not die with a whisper like one who is on his knees admitting defeat, begging mercy for an enemy. Instead He shouted, “It is finished “ like a champion who had won the final battle with the enemy. It is finished is the cry of our crucified conquering Lord.
Silence…
Three days later, God yelled out “checkmate”. The game is over
God wins!
In Christ,
Connie
2006
Her Broken wing 