That really is a great word - FINISHED - all work is through - it is done, complete - FINISHED!

I can say that about an afghan I was working on. I finished my first afghan made with a Q hook. I enjoyed it a great deal since it worked up pretty quick.  It isn't my first afghan, for I enjoy making afghans a lot.  In fact, I took an afghan I had finished at an earlier time and entered it is the exhibits at the fair today. Tomorrow afternoon I will find out how it did in the judging. I also entered 4 of my photographs. It is fun to see how they will do.

Here is a picture of the afghan I just finished:

Then this is a picture and close up of the afghan I entered in the fair:

Let me know what you think of them.

You know life is sort of like that - one day we will be finished with our lives. When we are finished with the race we have in life - it will, indeed, be finished - no second chances or redos. Some people think when we finish that we all go to one judgment where we are judged according to our works - if our good works out weigh our bad works we go to Heaven - if not, well, we go to Hell.  Thankfully that is not a true.

Where you will spend eternity is decided here in this life, not by our works, but by what we do with the finished work of Christ. You see Jesus finished something too - When He died on the cross at Calvary, one of the last things Jesus said was "IT IS FINISHED" (John 19:30b)  He had finished all the work necessary for us to be saved. He took all the punishment for our sin and paid the penalty. He purchased salvation for us with His blood. He died, was buried for 3 days and arose in victory over sin, death, hell, and the grave. Now He offers eternal life to us as a free gift.

There is no work we can do to earn it and there is no work we can do to keep it. That would be an insult to the Lord Jesus Christ - He finished it and did it all. If someone took my afghan I have finished and started trying to add to it - I would be upset. How much more do you think it insults the Lord when we try to add our pitiful efforts to what He has done and think they earn us some merit?

The work for salvation is finished - all we can do is believe God and receive it as the free gift that He offers.

Are you ready, if your life course were to end today? If not, why not repent of your sin and your way and trust what Jesus has done for you. If you are not convinced and want to know what happens to those who depend on their works to save them or keep them check out the Bible blog post. Don't wait too late to come to Jesus - you never know when your race will be finished for eternity!

Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Heb 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 

Hi Kerri, your afgans are really beautiful. My mom did the chevron pattern for a great aunt. That has been almost 20 years ago and now I have it. Thanks for the kind comments. I get most of the graphics I use from either www.glitter-graphics.com or once in a while from www.123glitter.com

The "October" graphic is from "glitter-graphics". They have a really good variety to pick from including inspirational. I think you will like them. Take care & stop in again. Great job!!:)

Wow you got a good talent. I forgot what to called that thing at our country. I do it before when I was in high school. I made a dress for dolls but I think I also forget how to do it now. Thanks for visiting my page.

Those truly are beautiful afghans. I love the bright colors.

What a wonderful talent you have.

Kerri,
I love the purple afghan you entered in the fair. It'll take the prize! Keep running for your heavenly prize! Philippians 3:14
o:)

WOW! Your afghans are BEAUTIFUL! I love them both - did you find that pattern for the first one online? or from a book? I would love to make one like that! :)

Hi Kerri! Just dropping in to congratulate you on winning this week's JOTW award! Awesome journal you have here - you've obviously worked very hard on it!

First congratulations for winning the JOTW award... Then congratulations for the project done, gorgeous.. The first one reminds me of my father in laws couch with the same throw on it..

Thank y'all for your kind comments.

Courtnie, I got the pattern from a book. One of the small pattern books you can get from walmart. It is for the Q hook. It is the first thing I made with Q and it was fun.

God cannot die but Jesus died so he is not God not savior, God said You cannot see my face for no man shall see me and live-Exodus 33:20
But the apostles and many more people saw Jesus before and after his ascension yet no one die. So Jesus is not God

yaplai, to answer your comment - you have been very deceived.
The verse you refer to is talking about God in His holy spiritual state and none of us can can into His presense and live - He is too holy. So God came to us in Jesus. Also that point and time was before God made a way for us to come into His presense through Jesus Christ.

God is God and we as human will never understand everything about Him, much we have to accept of what He said and believe by faith.

As to verses that prove that Jesus is God :
Joh 1:1 ¶ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
When was the Word made flesh - in Jesus

I also would suggest you read what I wrote below the scriptures on this post - copy and paste - http://bibleblog.braveblog.com/entry/31561
that shows clearly that Jesus is God in the flesh and He did die. Thankfully He also rose again bodily with victory for those who will believe and trust Him.

There are other verses I could post showing that Jesus is God in the flesh, but for lack of room I won't for now.

I hope the Lord will help you to see the truth.

Greetings I am around the neighbourhood and greeting my fellow bravejournal friends. Wishing you a wonderful evening dearheart



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Thank you for stopping by & your kind words. It's very much appreciated. :)

Congratulations on JOTW, too!

I crochet, too. But I've NEVER finished an afghan. Just too much work for me lol. I have started a couple and turned them into baby blankets when I couldn't stand it anymore. :p

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Congratulations the JOTW! I remember loves crochetting when I was just a kid. She would love your afghans for sure.