Reflections by H. B. Charles, Jr.
This is the victor’s triumphant should: “It is finished.” In John 17:4, Jesus prayed, “I have glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.” At the ate of thirty-three, most people are saying, “It is only the beginning.” At thirty-three, Jesus declared, “It is finished. But this is about more than the end of his journey. It is about the completion of his mission.

