Tetelestai.

This is the message our Christ proclaimed in His last breath.

"Tetelestai."

"It is Finished."
Not a cry of resignation, but of: accomplishment and completion.
The purpose has been fulfilled!

...with a loud cry, Jesus breathed His last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom." -Mark 15:37-38
Wow. So many messages held within those two verses. His human life ended with a LOUD cry. Not a whimper, or a soft weak voice, but a strong, loud cry. And the curtain was torn. He ended the separation between God and man, he gave us the gift to come before the throne of Almighty God face to face. Not to have to send a message through the high priest, or stand on the other side of a curtain and wonder what our God is like and how He would communicate. He torn apart the curtain, the physical and symbolic separation of God and man and he brought us to Himself.

What is so beautiful about Tetelestai is that for forever sin has been atoned for. We never again have to make a physical deathly sacrifice to cover our sins. Christ never needs to die again, the first time worked! :) that is truly what it means that death is defeated. And how thankful I am that our Lords last loud cry was Tetelestai!

I am overwhelmed with gratitude, and enjoying every moment of being brought to my knees this Easter Season. May God continue to humble my heart and open my eyes to His indescribable, incomprehensible, all-atoning, redeeming love.