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!
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