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So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. --John 19:30 We've all celebrated victory with cries of joy. Perhaps you just watched the NCAA basketball tournament championship game and saw the victory cries that went up from those teammates. It's exciting to be a part of a victory shout! Well, let me assure you that even though these last words of Jesus on the cross are not a shout of victory, they are words of victory.  They don’t describe someone who is finished…but someone who has finished the assignment that God had given Him. Jesus was not finished…the plan of salvation was finished! And the devil himself was finished. Jesus had won the battle of the ages. And because His assignment has been successfully completed, you and I can live in His victory today. As a believer, you are forgiven of your sins…you can share His confidence…and you can be empowered in your life because you have power over all the works of the enemy! Jesus Christ is victorious! "It is finished!"   BECAUSE OF JESUS’ VICTORY ON THE CROSS, YOU CAN LIVE IN VICTORY TODAY. Trusted Thursday, April 18, 2019 by Dr. Paul Chappell “But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness: Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 2:4–6 Many of us either have personally done the job or know someone who has been asked to serve as a trustee, whether for a business or an individual. It is a position of responsibility, requiring the person who holds it to exercise judgment and show integrity as they manage the duties of the task. The key concept of being a trustee is this—what you are doing is not for your own sake, but for someone else. The things trusted to you are not your own to do with as you see fit, but rather belong to someone else, and must be handled for their benefit. The gospel is life changing for us. It takes us from Satan’s family and places us in God’s family. It changes our eternal destiny from Hell to Heaven. But while it greatly benefits us, it is not given to us just for our own sake. When Jesus cast the demons out of the man living in the cemetery near Gadera his life changed. He wanted to go with the other disciples wherever Jesus went, but God had other plans. “Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee” (Mark 5:19). If we take the trust of the gospel seriously, we will not fail to share the good news with those around us. Today's Growth Principle:  The gospel is not given to us to be hoarded, but instead we are trusted to share it with the world.