PAID IN FULL

Tetelestai! Jesus’ final word on the cross as He expires. Etymology – Greek which literally means “it is finished.” In accounting term, it means – paid in full! Jesus, the Word who became flesh, the greatest Lover shouted from the cross to His Father - it is finished, I have paid the debt in full. What was yours that were stolen by human pride and have long been kept captive have been redeemed and now they can come home.

The prison gate is now open and all we must do is walk out. In the similar historical account, where God through Moses, the Israelites had to come out of Egypt and journey towards the promised land. Unfortunately, like the many Jews when they started to see and experience the hardship of the long and arduous journey to the promised land prefer to have remained in Egypt as slaves, like many of us who prefer to remain in the comfort of our cells where we have grown familiar all our lives. This is the sad story for many of us, because we have not learned to trust God and our eyes have failed to see with faith the new life God has prepared for us.

The Church, remaining faithful to her mission has given us the season of Lent. The days of Lent are like signposts that point us to the reality. This Ash Wednesday, as ashes is marked on our foreheads, we have again been reminded “thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return” or a better expression – “repent and believe in the Gospel.” It is a compelling reminder of who we are, about our beginning and our end. The beginning and the end belonging to God and anything in between is what we call our journey in life.

London to Paris, Feb. 15, 2018
 writing this blog

We are all on a journey to find our home, which is our life’s purpose. But life, if it does not know it's purpose will not reach the goal and there is nothing to complete. 

In the same way as I write this post - we are travelling on a train from Westminster to Paris and in the next 10 days and to many other places we have never been. Unfamiliar places and culture with no permanent address, we hop the train, the bus, taxis/uber and walk (a lot of walking) to get where we need to be. That we are just transient and while we try to enjoy this journey, we know we will have to come home one day. But most modern man, has lost his address and cannot return home.

We were not redeemed at a discounted rate, we were paid in full including the exorbitant interests. But Jesus in respect to our free will can’t force us to walk out of our prison cell. We will have to make that choice and make the actual steps and sometimes, it is a leap of faith. St. Paul, at the end of his life has said: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7). His faith was trust that life has a goal, and it is realized in the eternal existence offered by the Creator who made us in his image.

Our destination, our heavenly home and address - #143 Paradise Dr., Eternal State, Heaven 12344. Do you have the same address? How are you planning to get there?