The Lamb of God

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23)

In her book "The Vision of His Glory", Anne Graham Lotz explains the importance of the blood of Christ. She writes that under the Law of Moses, when someone sinned, the person was required to bring a lamb without blemish to the priest at the temple. The sinner was required to grasp the lamb with both hands and confess his sin. Lotz continues

'It was as though the guilt of the sinner was conveyed through his arms, down to his hands, and transferred to the lamb. Then the sinner took the knife and killed the lamb, so the lamb died as a direct result of the sinner's action. The priest then took the blood of the lamb and sprinkled it on the altar to make atonement for the person's sin ... When John the Baptist observed Jesus of Nazareth walking beside the Jordan River, he exclaimed, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world".

Today, when we grasp the Lamb of God with our "hands" of faith and confess our sin, the guilt of our sin is transferred to the Lamb. Although the Romans physically crucified Jesus, it was your sin and mine that was responsible for putting Him to death. He died as my personal sacrifice - and yours. His blood was sprinkled on the altar of the Cross for your sin, and God accepted the sacrifice, granting you atonement, redemption, forgiveness and a way back into His Presence through the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ.'

Lord, thank You for the substitutionary death of Your Son, Jesus, whose blood was shed for my sins. Amen

~Charles Stanley~