This Sunday, Pastor Jeremy Johnson echoes the declaration Jesus made before his death. This statement made Hell tremble. This statement made the devil cringe. This statement made fear, anxiety, depression, suicide, and so many other sinful demons cower. This statement consisted of three simple words: “It is Finished!”

On the hill called Golgotha, the Place of the Skull, Jesus died as a slave. A would-be king in the eyes of the Jews was crucified on a wooden cross with nails driven into his hands and feet. The devil thought he won. He misheard the words of Jesus and thought He said, “I am finished.”

But no, Jesus instead paid our debt. For every sin we would ever commit. For every sleepless night we would have. For every broken heart and tear shed, He paid for it. Our debt to sin has been paid. Past, present, and future. Now we have the opportunity to come to him, broken and sinful, so Jesus can make us clean. It is finished!