“It is finished.” (Happy Easter!)

Hello everyone! Mattie writing. (:

I hope you all had a great Easter yesterday!

I had a thought I wanted to share with you about Easter.

I was finishing up a design for an Easter card, and was wondering if I should put “Happy Easter!” on the front when something popped into my head: It is finished. 

A long time ago, I heard or read something about this quote from John 19:30, and it struck me all over again. When Jesus died on the cross and rose again, he did everything that was needed to save me. Everything.

Sometimes I find myself doing good things just because I think I need to to be saved. But nothing I do could ever help, because it’s already been done. Loving my enemy, or helping others does not save me. While those things are good and things we are called to do, I think we can put too much stock in our own selves. We can’t do anything, because Jesus already did it all.

There have been many times when I have felt like I am not enough, like I am not doing enough. But Jesus saved me all the way. He didn’t say, “Mattie, I’m going to save you 50%, now if you can go save yourself another 50%, I’ll see you in heaven.”

I’d be completely lost if that were the case! Jesus has given me complete salvation, 100% free, if I choose it. So I don’t want to diminish his sacrifice by thinking I can do anything more. It is finished.

These are just some random thoughts, and I’m not sure if they quite make sense, but this was something I needed to hear again, and maybe some of you did too!

Thanks for reading!

– Mattie Grace