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When Jesus Said “It”

How the frame you choose becomes the road you walk.

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Josh Wood
Aug 25, 2025
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I was in church last Sunday, listening to our pastor read the account of Christ’s final words, when he paused over one small word: “it”.

In his last breath Jesus didn’t center the story on his suffering, saying “I am finished.”

He didn’t adopt the crowd’s verdict: “He is finished.”

He said, “It is finished.”

Even at the end, Jesus drew our eyes back to …

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