"Behold, the Lamb of God"

“A gathering of friends at an English estate nearly turned to tragedy when one of the children strayed into deep water. The gardener heard the cries for help, plunged in, and rescued the drowning child. That youngster's name was Winston Churchill. His grateful parents asked the gardener what they could do to reward him. He hesitated, then said, "I wish my son could go to college someday and become a doctor." "We'll see to it," Churchill's parents promised. 

“Years later, while Sir Winston was prime minister of England, he was stricken with pneumonia. The country's best physician was summoned. His name was Dr. Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered and developed penicillin. He was also the son of that gardener who had saved young Winston from drowning. Later Churchill remarked, "Rarely has one man owed his life twice to the same person." (Ron Hutchcraft, Wake Up Calls, Moody, 1990, p. 22.)

As Jesus approached him, John the Baptist declared in a voice for all to hear, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29).  Jesus has redeemed the sinner.  He has taken away the sins of those who put their trust in Him, repent of their sins, and follow His commands.  To change the above words of Winston Churchill, “Never has one man owed his life for all eternity to the same person.”  And yet in Christ this truth is found.

Join us this week as we study John 1:29-34 in an attempt to understand the work of the Lamb of God in the lives of sinful humanity.  May the work of the Spirit be evident as we strive to understand our God and His call for our lives more deeply.

Striving to know Christ and make Him known!