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HE ALWAYS WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE
From the beginning of the Bible we read of lambs being slain and the blood poured out to atone for sin. The Bible says that without the shedding of blood there is no remission for sin( Hebrews 9:22). God ordained the daily morning and evening sacrifice of the lamb and the blood was sprinkled upon the altar. Every sacrifice pointed to the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, who died and shed His precious, spotless blood for our sins. No longer do lambs have to be killed every morning and evening. Hebrews 10:10 tells us that Jesus Christ was slain for our sins “once for all.”
Just as every sacrifice pointed to Christ, now we look back to His sacrifice for us. And personally, I do not want to forget. That’s why, when each of us pray at our Family Devotions every morning and evening, I like to thank My Savior for His sacrificial death upon the cross for my sins. If every morning and evening sacrifice pointed to Christ, surely the least I can do is to gratefully thank and worship Him every morning and evening for His eternal salvation. We are not mandated to do this, but it is my personal conviction.
We know that Jesus was “The Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). But we often forget that He was the Lamb of God before the foundation of the world (1 Peter 1:18-20 and Revelation 13:8). But more. He will always be the Lamb. Throughout all eternity. In the book of Revelation John reveals many pictures of the Lamb.
I love Revelation 7:17: “For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.” Even in the eternal realm it is the Lamb of God who leads us into blessings which our eyes and ears cannot even imagine. We will not even need the sun or moon because “the Lamb is the light thereof” (Revelation 21:23).
Let’s daily give to the Lamb the honor that is due to Him, for He was the Lamb from the foundation of the world and will be Lamb forever and ever. What a privilege to praise Him now. And of course, you will want to do this with your children each day. We, along with our families, must never take for granted the enormity of our salvation.
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
