"IT IS FINISHED!"

"They bound the hands of Jesus in the garden where He prayed, they led Him through the streets in shame, they spat upon the Savior, so pure and free from sin; they said 'Crucify Him, He's to blame'. He could have called ten thousand angels to destroy the world and set Him free; He could have called ten thousand angels, but He died alone for you and me! To the howling mob He yielded, He did not for mercy cry, the cross of shame He took alone; And when He cried, "It's Finished" He gave himself to die, Salvation's wondrous plan was done! He could have called ten thousand angels to destroy the world and set Him free. He could have called ten thousand angels but He died alone for you and me!"
IT IS FINISHED!" Jesus cried from the cross! and having completed everything required for man's salvation plan; He committed His Spirit into the Father's hands, hung His head, and died. As His life left the earth, darkness fell upon the earth and the ground shook violently causing a great earthquake, and fear fell upon those nearby. His body was taken down and placed in a tomb which was then sealed by Roman Soldiers to assure no escape. Grief and devastation struck His followers; but while sadness was upon His mother Mary and His followers, there was a great celebration going on in Heaven! Jesus had just fulfilled Salvation's Plan and the separation between sinful man and God was forever eradicated by the blood of the Lamb!
When Jesus died, the grounds shook so violently that the veil in the Holy of Holies was torn in half, from top down to the bottom; an act that could have only come from heaven above, since the top of the veil was too high for man to reach(noted to be almost 60 ft in height). No longer would sin separate man from God; and no longer would man be required to offer up blood offerings yearly by a High Priest of the temples for his sins. "For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf, and He did not enter heaven to offer himself again and again, like the high priest here on earth who enters the Most Holy Place year after year with the blood of an animal. If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, Once for all time, He has appeared at the end of the age to remove sin by His own death as a sacrifice."(Heb 9:23-26). 
Jesus was now the High Priest for all mankind, once and for all time sake. His ultimate sacrifice broke down the barrier between us and God. Man could now come boldly to the throne of grace and obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need(Hebrews 4:16); knowing that "If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."1 John 1:9.  
Jesus became the bridge between God and all mankind, to all who will believe and receive Him as their Lord and Savior. No longer is man separated from God by the great gulf of sin. His supreme sacrifice made it possible for you and me to enjoy a personal relationship, a one on one relationship with our Heavenly Father, through His Son and Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!!! 
His death on the cross was not the end, but the beginning for all who will believe and receive the works Jesus fulfilled for their salvation. What joy to know that when this earthly life is over, we're not finished living, but we are alive forevermore. As we close our eyes on earth we open our eyes seeing our Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus who reigns forevermore! What Glory awaits us on Heaven's bright shore when we see our Lord Jesus face to face; "But until then my heart will go on singing, until then with joy I'll carry on; until the day my eyes behold that city; until the day God calls me home!"
Have a wonderfully blessed day because God loves you and so do I~~~