It’s finished, but it isn’t done.

Happy resurrection day. The time when we recognize the work of Christ, doing what only He could do. Reconciling all creation. All that was lost; now found. I think of Jesus speaking those awesome words, “It is finished.” And indeed it was. I think of John 17:4, when Jesus said to the Father, “I have accomplished the work which You have given me to do.” And indeed, He did. It is finished, but it isn’t done. Later in John 17 He said, “As You sent me into the world, I sent them into the world.” Meaning, of course, us. His work was done. The work of Jesus; His suffering and atoning death. But the work of Christ, carries on. But rather than in the body of one man, it is instead in the body of many. And in that many, One. We carry on His work on earth. And what was that work you ask? I’m so glad you posed the question. I think of John the Baptist, questioning whether Jesus is the Messiah. And Jesus in Luke 7:22 saying, “tell John what things you have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.” In other words, the needs of many are being addressed. The sick, the needy, the poor; all are being tended to. This is what Jesus used as proof that He was doing the work he was sent to do. And to me, this is our work as well, continued on His behalf. Doing unto the least of these. Our command to love. To Love our neighbor as ourselves. So, how do I tie this into music, which I always like to do. I Corinthians 13:1. “If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” Sing all you want. Play music with stunning excellence. Amaze your family and friends. But neglect love, and you’re not worth horn spit. (About the most appropriate, yet I know gross, way to describe my thought). But, combine all the excellence in music, with a heart and active life of loving the poor and needy, and there is no better life spent. We literally walk in his sandals. So while it is finished, it isn’t done. We have work yet to do.

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