Wednesday's Word - Tetelestai.....

This is a re post from April 20, 2010, 
with a few amendments.


Have you ever heard the word "tetelestai"? 

A few years ago, Pappy and I went to a Good Friday service at a local church where 7 different pastors spoke on the last 7 phrases that Jesus spoke from the cross.

My favorite message out of the seven was the one about "it is finished". 

The word "tetelestai" (tuh-tell-is-tie) is actually an accounting term.  When someone would borrow money, and the loan was paid off, the paper work would be stamped with this word, meaning that the debt had been paid in full.

A lot of people want to think that when Jesus spoke the words "it is finished" it meant His life was finished, but that wasn't the meaning behind the statement at all.  He was really saying that the debt that I owed had been paid in full......
that His death had paid the penalty for my sins.....
and yours.

1 Timothy 2:5-6  

 For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus.  He gave His life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time.

Breathing in Grace,




Just a reminder to check out Holy Week for a day-to-day account of Jesus' final week before His death, burial and RESURRECTION!