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February 25
JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD

Scripture:  John 1: 29 “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”

    When I think of Jesus as the “Lamb of God” I think of “sacrifice”.  In the Old Testament the lamb was used as a sacrifice used as an atonement for sin.  The one who had sinned would bring the lamb.  The priest then would inspect the lamb to make sure there were no spots or blemishes. Once approved, the lamb would be slain by the priest and the blood used as an atonement for the person who brought its sins.  The word “atonement” means covering.  The blood of that lamb only covered over the sin, therefore, postponing judgment on that sin for one year.  
    The sacrifice that Jesus as the Lamb of God made did so much more.  Notice that John said in our text these words “which taketh away the sin of the world”.  Jesus sacrifice of Himself on the cross of Calvary did more that just over our sins, thank God, it took them
away forever!  Our Lord shed His precious blood that our sins could be removed from us forever.  What a sacrifice!
    Also as the Lamb of God, I think of our Lord’s “suffering”.  Time would not permit us to fully look into the agonizing hours leading up to the death of our Lord.  Jesus suffered as no man had ever suffered before.  His agony on the cross was for our sins, for our iniquities! From the mock trial to the beating He took, our Lord was suffering for my sins and your sins there that day! From the crown of thorns placed on His head to the nails place in His hands and His feet, He was doing it all for us. It was for my sins and your sins and the sins of the whole world that the dear Lamb of God suffered that day! He bore our sins!  He took our place!  He suffered the agony that we should have suffered for our sins!  He paid the ultimate price!