Tuesday 18 April 2017; Waking Faith By Steven Furtick - A Word of Triumph

John 19:30

"When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.' With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."

With Jesus' dying words in John 19:30, He flipped the script on human history.

When Jesus said, "It is finished," the enemy was ready to celebrate the ultimate defeat of evil over good. But what the enemy intended to be a cry of defeat, Jesus used to speak eternal victory over death. Once and for all, Jesus used His final words to issue us the victory of saying, "It's not what I can do; It's what He's already done."

• No longer would you have to get your act together to come into the presence of God.
• No longer would you have to strive under your own effort to earn God's love.
• No longer would you have to follow a detailed set of rules and regulations to earn your spot in Heaven.

The triumph of the cross does not come by human effort. The victory of Jesus is received where your trying ends.

Jesus will never love you any more than He does right now. He's not waiting for perfection before He'll accept you.

Jesus has already done everything you need to experience Heaven. He's not waiting for you to achieve the goals you've set for your life. He's not waiting for you to feel bad enough about the price He paid.

Faith is not about a bad person becoming good; it's about a dead person becoming alive. The greatest triumph in the world, the victory of life over death, is available for you to receive today.

When you make this daily decision to surrender to God's greatest triumph, you enable yourself to experience His victory in every area of your life.

• Surrender your unforgiveness. Resurrect love.
• Surrender your disobedience. Resurrect the purpose God has for you.
• Surrender your insecurities. Resurrect the security of your identity in Him.

Open your eyes today to the obedience and victory of surrender.

Written By: Pastor Steven Furtick