The Lamb Of God

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 

John 1:29 

Christ bears an abundance of titles. All of them set forth some aspect of His Person or of His Work. Our text today holds up the title, ‘the Lamb of God,’ one of the dearest and most delightful to us poor sinners. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, who ministered in the spirit and power of Elijah, declared, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God.’ Stand with me, upon the high peak of history and let us cast an eye over all the previous ages. Behold, the smoke of the sacrificial fires on the Passover night, as they consumed the lambs, whose death would mean life for the household. Behold, the lambs as their blood pours into the bowl and then adorns the posts and lintels of the doors. Behold, the lambs sacrificed, first in the Tabernacle, and then in the Temple. Over the course of the ages, from the days of Abel, to the hour when John the Baptist utters his revelatory exclamation, all these lambs are the signposts pointing to Christ, the Lamb of God. Our contemplation does not end there. If we skip to the last book of the Scripture, we see the saints of God, gathered around the Throne, and their song is, ‘Worthy is the Lamb.’ We behold the Lamb from ancient days. We behold the Lamb in the days of His humiliation. We behold the Lamb in His exaltation. We cry out and sing with all the saints for all eternity. ‘Worthy is the Lamb!’ 

We rejoice in You,  
O Christ, Worthy Lamb of God. 
You are the Great Object of our praise, 
both now and for all eternity, Amen and Amen. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning