Lamb of God

by Annie Yorty

The Bible identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God. Sometimes, though, we skim past these words to the next part of the story without considering and appreciating what we learn and experience through this meaningful name of God.

A Touching Reunion

Some time ago, I teared up at a video that depicted a child reunified with a military father.

Four-year-old Devon couldn’t remember his daddy. His father had been deployed overseas with the Army for most of Devon’s life. Oh, his mommy had told him all about Daddy. And he looked at pictures scattered around his home. When his parents chatted on Face Time, Devon peered into the phone screen and listened intently to the sound of his daddy’s voice. He could recognize his father, yet Daddy wasn’t quite real.

One sunny day, Devon bounced on the trampoline in the backyard when he heard a deep voice behind him. There stood his daddy. Devon squealed and jumped into his father’s arms. He clung, arms and legs wrapped around his father as if he would never let go.

Instant Recognition

“Oh my,” exclaimed Elizabeth. She clutched her swollen belly. “God has blessed you [Mary] above all women, and your child is blessed” (Luke 1:42 NLT). The baby nestled in Elizabeth’s womb, later named John the Baptist, leapt when he “met” Jesus, the child hidden within Mary.

For the next thirty years, John heard all about the Messiah who would rescue his people from sin’s oppression. At the knees of his father, a high priest of God, and his mother, he memorized the prophecies of Isaiah, who wrote about Jesus hundreds of years before His birth.

“He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.” (Isaiah 53:7 NLT)

One day, John’s heart leapt again when he recognized a man walking toward him. He shouted, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29 NLT).

Like the child who recognized his daddy after a long separation, John the Baptist immediately perceived the man on the road was the Messiah he knew from his mother’s womb and from the Scripture he had learned.

The Significance of the Lamb of God

In ancient times, God called Moses to go to Egypt to secure the release of His people from the bondage of Pharaoh. Pharaoh stubbornly refused, so God sent a number of plagues against the people and the land. Before the final plague, God instructed each Hebrew family to kill a perfect lamb and paint the doorposts of their homes with its blood to protect them.  That night, death swept through every household in Egypt except those marked with the blood of a lamb.

In the same way lambs’ blood protected God’s people from death in Egypt, so the blood Jesus shed on the cross protects those who trust in Him from eternal death and the agony of hell. Jesus, the Lamb of God, was slain on the cross to bear the death penalty we deserve for our sins.

Jesus offers salvation as a free gift to all who believe He is Lord and will confess they need a Savior to wipe away their sins.

Have you humbly turned from your sin to Jesus as your Savior?

You can read more at Steps to Peace with God.

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The Exalted Lamb of God

Another John, the apostle, received a vision of God and wrote about it in the Book of Revelation. The central figure is Jesus. In many of his observations, John described Jesus as the Lamb, specifically One who appeared to be slain.

Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes… (Revelation 5:6 NLT)

Can you picture it? The Lamb of God who takes away sins now stands in the heavenly court. The seven horns and eyes signify this powerful figure commands all authority and power.

As we celebrate Easter this month, let’s pause and get to know the exalted Lamb—Jesus—as the One who paid His lifeblood so we can enjoy new and eternal life with Him. Bask in His presence by reading His Word, listening, and talking with Him.

In the reunion video, Devon shrieked in delight when his daddy finally became real to him.

Is the Lamb of God real to you today? I pray we fully experience our Savior and cling to Him as our only joy and hope.

Join the conversation:

What does the Lamb of God mean to you?

I welcome your comments.

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