John 19:30
I. Jesus Was Conscious of the Accomplishment of His Goal for Which He Came into the World
A. “It is finished” meaning purpose, a goal accomplished.
1. His goal was to save sinners.
2. The angels announced it before He was even born (Matt. 1:21 ).
3. Christ Himself declared His goal (Matt. 18:11 ).
B. His own duty as the Second Person of the Triune God was fulfilled toward the Father.
1. Only He, being God, could sense such a consciousness of the fulfillment of His unique responsibility (John 17:1 , 2 ).
2. He knew that His suffering was coming to an end and His glorification was drawing nigh (John 17:4 , 5 ).
3. He revealed the Father to those to whom the Father gave Him from out of the world (John 17:6 ).
II. The End of What Men Could Do to Him Had Come
A. What men did to Jesus was made possible by God’s permission.
B. Jesus was living out the words that He had said in Matthew 10:28 , “Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both the soul and body in hell.”
1. His enemies were able to kill His body but no more than that.
2. He was still in full control of His spirit (soul) which He personally delivered to God.
C. Jesus gave us the ultimate example of how to behave when we are suffering for His sake.
1. To be conscious of the fact that whatever others do to us, it is because God permits them to do it.
2. In the sufferings imposed upon us, God fulfills His purpose for our lives.
3. It takes more than our own will to fulfill God’s purpose in our lives. It takes the evil accomplishments of others that affect our lives.
