Finisher (Part 2)

Finisher (Part 2)

Total commitment to God as Lord of your life is the first attribute of a finisher.  You must humble yourself before God.  

-A sinful tax collector named Zacchaeus was willing to make this commitment and submit to God in Luke 19:1-9. However, the rich young ruler was not in Mark 10:17-22.

The Apostle Paul compares this commitment to crucifixion, explaining:

"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God,  who loved me and gave Himself for me."  (Galatians 2:20)

Acknowledging Jesus as Lord of your life requires:

-A total change of heart, purpose, perspective, and priorities.  

-Exchanging life in this world for life in Jesus and the riches of this world for the treasures of heaven.  

The first mark of a person who has the "spirit of a finisher" is this quality of submission to God the Father and the lordship of Jesus Christ. 

Secondly, your ability to finish is enhanced by submission to the covering of a local church.  Peter exhorts in 1 Peter 5:5 to "submit yourself to your elders" and the Amplified Version further identifies "elders" as the ministers and spiritual leaders of the church.  
 
It is in the church, where two or more are gathered in His name, that Jesus is present to work signs and wonders and where you will find comfort and help in times of crisis.  There, you will find fellowship with other believers who have put the guilt of their past behind them and are moving on to fulfill God's purposes for their lives