What Christ Put to an End

May you find strength

In the finished work of Christ

To keep facing

All that is unfinished

In the work of life.

It’d be nice to pull weeds once—

And never have to weed again.

It’d be nice to clean the house once—

And never have to sweep again.

It’d be nice to make the big sale—

And never have to sell again.

But, alas, most of life is unfinished.

Most challenges are unending,

Except this;

“Christ is the end of the law

For righteousness to

Everyone who believes.” (Romans 10:4, ESV)

The endless, unfruitful attempt to

Prove ourselves worthy by religious effort

Has ended!

Christ fulfilled righteousness and

Put an end to our self-righteous striving!

You gotta keep working at most things –

Keep weeding, keep sweeping, keep selling –

But for what matters most, right standing with God,

There is no more work,

It’s over, child of God,

The hard work is over.