What’s Left for Jesus To Do?: Nothing

What’s Left for Jesus To Do?: Nothing

 I hear a lot of preachers and prophets make the statement God is about to do. Really, what is there left to do?

Jesus perfectly accomplished His work

Jesus left nothing undone or incomplete

Jesus left nothing unfinished or deficient

Jesus left nothing unaccomplished or lacking

His work was totally sufficient.

Since Jesus paid it all; nothing needs to be added to His finished work.

So the message at its core is about resting in what Jesus already did, and not laboring to receive or to somehow earn inheritance. It is done!

Finished work message = understanding who you are

The Finished Work Message states that we are the righteousness of God in Christ positionally– because of the finished work of the cross. Thus, if the white walls surrounding the Tabernacle of Moses represents God’s righteousness, and we have entered into that tabernacle by accepting Christ, the Father only sees the righteous walls of Jesus, not you. When God sees you, He sees His Son. Your only part was to enter in. Additionally, when you entered into the tabernacle, you abide in Him because the Person of Jesus is that tabernacle. At the root, this is who you are, and this is the basis for the Finished Work Message.The Bible is full of these types and pictures that even show the intricate detail of who we are in Him. We understand even better when we combine these pictures with truth such as: Eph 1:7-8: In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. NASU

In all, the Finished Work a is a message about overcoming. It is characterized by victory, defeating sin or that which so easily besets us in this life, and achieving God’s high calling–in this life. It does not put off all the promises of God to the next life.

I see the Finished Work Message dealing with the prophetic as well, describing what the last day church looks like. How will the bride make herself ready? What are the things that she is doing that demonstrate the finished work of Jesus to the world? And this message gives the needed guidance to train the bride how to make herself ready. This is the type of finished work message that aligns with the Temple Builders message.

What is the finished work message accomplishing? Its objective is to get us to see who we are in Christ to the point that we will start walking in that reality. We will truly walk by grace, not under law. We will cease to be sin conscious. We will stop a life preoccupied with christian works, which we thought would make us feel righteous. Then we flip it by saying that the revelation of knowing who we are in Him propels us to good deeds, obedience, and becoming a mature temple builder. We start understanding the desert life–the dealings of God that are painful, and learning their lessons.

The gospel is good news, and the good news is that the work of the cross is finished and there is nothing to add; there is not left for Jesus to do inside our spirit. However, Jesus is not done. He is dealing with our mind and our will, and consequently what we DO. He is actively working through His body to build the true temple of God. Jesus is the Temple Builder, and He is the Branch that is growing up in that temple. That part IS NOT FINISHED. Thus, the Finished Work is not really finished. We have a part. We are OVERCOMERS!