{"id":1055,"date":"2022-04-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2022-04-17T23:48:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T05:48:36","slug":"it-is-finished-happy-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imageidaho.com\/talkingovertea\/it-is-finished-happy-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"“It is finished.” (Happy Easter!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello everyone! Mattie writing. (:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you all had a great Easter yesterday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had a thought I wanted to share with you about Easter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mattie Grace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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! 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