📜 Part 6: It Is Finished. But Not Over.

The Journey Through
Friday of Holy Week | April 18
What He Walked Through… and What We Walk Through Now

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📖 Scripture:

“Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last.”
—Luke 23:46 (NIV)

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✨ Reflection and Insight

The sky grew dark at noon.
The curtain tore.
The earth shook.
And the Savior—the one who healed, fed, taught, loved—breathed His last.

“It is finished,” He said.
But not as defeat—as declaration.

This was not the end.
It was the moment everything shifted.

From the outside, it looked like failure.
A cross. A tomb.
The silence of a crowd that once cheered.

But in the Spirit?
It was complete.
The work had been done.
The sacrifice had been made.
The veil had been torn—and now, nothing would separate us again.

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💥 The Everyday Parallel

Sometimes it feels like everything is falling apart.
Like the vision you held so close has died right in front of you.
Like your effort wasn’t enough. Like your offering didn’t make a difference.

But this day whispers:
Just because something is over doesn’t mean it was wasted.

Death is not always destruction.
Sometimes it’s divine transition.

There are things in us—old identities, expired roles, expectations, even relationships—that must die before we can rise.

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💭 Personal Reflection

I’ve walked through seasons that felt like burial.
Dark nights of the soul. Closed doors. Dreams deferred.

And I asked, “Was it all for nothing?”

But now I see—God doesn’t waste surrender.

Jesus laid down His life not because He had to,
but because love required a path that only sacrifice could walk.

And in my own life, I’ve learned that when I say “It is finished,”
it doesn’t mean I’m done.
It means God is about to do what only God can.

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🙏🏾 Invitation for Reflection

What have you been holding that needs to be released?

Where in your life do you feel like something is finished—but don’t yet see what comes next?

This Friday, don’t rush past the pain.
Let the surrender be sacred.
Let the quiet be holy.

Jesus laid down everything.
And He did it just for you.

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🎶 Musical Moment

Song: “Just for Me” – Kenneth Louis

African American Heritage Hymnal

“They pierced Him in His side,
He hung His head and died…
He did all that—just for me.”

This song doesn’t need a band or big chorus.
It needs space.
Because when you really listen…
and let the weight of those words fall on you…
you realize just how personal this moment really is.

This wasn’t abstract.
It wasn’t distant.
It was love—in the flesh—laid down for you.

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