When I was a child, I remember being in a store with a friend who shoplifted something. My job was to serve as the lookout while he did the deed. I confess, I didn’t really want to do it, but I was guilty all the same. We didn’t leave the store before being found out by security. When asked who was involved, my friend took all the blame. He was taken away and I was free to go. I don’t think I’ll ever forget what he did for me. I deserved to be punished, but was given grace. When Jesus walked the earth his primary role was to be the Lamb of God; to be the agent of grace for all mankind. He was to serve as the atonement for all because all have sinned. John the Baptist knew this and wasn’t shy about proclaiming it to all those around him. In John, chapter 1, verse 29 it says:
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’”
Though I was guilty in the store incident, my friend was too. Even though he didn’t deserve all the blame, he wasn’t exactly innocent. Jesus was innocent and he took the blame for me, for you and for anyone who is open to receiving the gift of salvation. Jesus was known by many names; the Son of God, the son of man, the prince of peace, the messiah, Emmanuel, and the list goes on. But the most precious title that he carried was the “Lamb of God”, because it was his sacrifice on the cross that freed us all. He took the blame for that of which he was completely innocent. He was killed so that we would go free - a sacrifice that I hope you and I will never forget and will never take for granted.
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John proclaimed that Jesus was the “Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world”. Today, I challenge you to consider those words; consider who Jesus is and what he did for us. About once every two months our church remembers Jesus’ death and resurrection through communion. If you are a regular church goer, I’m sure you’ve partaken of this sacrament as well. It helps us to remember and honor the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world - your sin, my sin, and the sin of the entire world for generations past and generations yet to come. I encourage you today, to thank Jesus for his sacrifice. He paid the price so that we don’t have to. He died, so that we would be set free.
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