It is finished

"It is finished."

Jesus cried out on the cross, "it is finished," before He bowed His head and dismissed His spirit.  The phrase Jesus uttered is one magnificent word in the Greek, tetelestai, which means "paid in full." 

If Jesus' day when a man was put in prison, a certificate of debt would be nailed to his prison door stating his crime and the penalty.  When the prisoner had served his time, the judge would write across this certificate, "Paid in full,"  and give it to the man so he could never be punished again for the same crime.  If anyone ever accused him again, the former felon could produce his certificate and say, "you can't touch me.  My debt has been paid."

So when the devil comes to taunt and accuse you for your sins, you can point to God's word and say, "you can't touch me because this is my bill of deliverance.  The debt for my sin has been paid by Jesus on the cross once and for all."   PRAISE THE LORD!!