Lamb of God
DAY 19 WRITTEN BY: HOLLY SQUIRES-
John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Revelation 7:9
After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands.
Revelation 13:8
All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered.
Revelation 5:12
They said with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!
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The Gospel of John was written with one intention: that we might believe. John’s desire was to bear witness of Jesus. John has baptized Jesus and Jesus has been tempted in the wilderness for forty days. John notices Jesus approaching him and although there are many ways he could have identified him, he chose “the Lamb of God.”
We should take note of this name.
The lamb has been used as a sacrificial symbol throughout the Old Testament. John calling him the lamb of God not only rightly identifies the sacrifice that Christ would make, but also shows how that sacrifice would make a way for us to be reconciled with God.
Just as God sent a substitution when He called Abraham to sacrifice his son, God sent the ultimate substitution in Christ for us. John recognizes that Jesus being the ultimate sacrifice would be his greatest work. Because of sin, John knew there was a need and he knew God had sent the ultimate sacrifice. The Lamb of God. John is announcing that Jesus would die as a sacrifice for the sin of the world. Sometimes as believers we take our salvation for granted. Salvation is not something we earn but something God gives. The sacrifice of the lamb of God has the ability to forgive all sin of every sinner. May we not forget that God sent Jesus to bear the sin of all mankind.
Just as the religious leaders missed who Christ was, we often times take this for granted and miss the weight of His sacrifice.
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Thank you Father for the gift of Jesus’ sacrificial love and mercy. Thank you for sending your son, who lived a perfect life, to bear the weight of the sin of the world. Lord, we know that you are the only source of our salvation. Remind us daily of the ultimate sacrifice that was made on the cross. Worthy is the lamb who was slain!
