Good Morning Friends,
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward
him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’”
(John 1:29)
John the Baptist called Jesus the “Lamb of
God.” How did he know to call Him that? It had to have been revealed to him by
God. John understood what the mission of Jesus in the world was to be. He was
to be the sacrifice that God was providing for the sins of the world, the Lamb whose
shed blood would cover sin.
Lamb of God is not the only title for Jesus
that is used in this first chapter of John’s Gospel:
John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word.” Jesus
is the One who communicates God’s message in the flesh.
John 1:1 – “And the Word was God.” Jesus is
God Himself come into the world He created.
John 1:4 – “That life was the light of men.” Jesus
is the One who would show people the way to God.
John 1:18 – “God the One and Only.” Another
clear expression of Jesus’ deity.
John 1:34 – “This is the Son of God.” Jesus
is the unique expression of God, His Son.
John 1:41 – “We have found the Messiah, that
is the Christ.” Jesus is God’s chosen and anointed One, sent by Him into the
world.
John 1:51 – “The Son of Man.” That’s the
title Jesus used of Himself, here and elsewhere. In fact, it’s the title Jesus
used of Himself more than any other title. It expressed the truth that He had
truly become a man in His quest to save us.
No one title is adequate to express all that
needs to be expressed about Jesus. His work is so complex. His position is so
“out of this world.” Every title is meant to communicate something else about
Him, His glory, His character, His work. Every one provides something different
for which to praise Him.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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