Worship More and Worry Less: 30 Days of Praiseનમૂનો

God is intentional. Everything he does and speaks holds great meaning and purpose. His names reveal what he’s done, is doing, and will do. The title “the Lamb of God” is no different.

The Lamb of God’s name points to His sacrifice, but it also describes His temperament. Have you met a sheep? Where I grew up in Oklahoma, most farmers raised cattle, but one of my close friends’ dads was not the typical Southwest farmer. Her daddy raised sheep. I still remember the day we watched the harvesting of their wool. I’ve never seen so much fuzzy, fluffy wool and so many naked sheep. It is true, sheep are gentle. They didn’t run from the guy with the clippers, nor did they protest. They simply let the shearer do his job. Jesus is a gentle Savior.

A thousand years before that baby boy took his first breath under the stars, God ordained a special meal for his people to eat to prepare them for their exodus from Egypt, their freedom from slavery, and protection from the death of each firstborn child the night of their escape.

Living on the other side of the cross, the symbolism of the Passover, and the slaughter of a perfect lamb whose blood protects us from eternal death, is clear and poignant. God has given clue after clue of his plan of redemption–His love for His people. And living two thousand years from the resurrection of Jesus, the prophesies of his suffering seem evident.

"He was oppressed and afflicted,

yet he did not open his mouth;

he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,

and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,

so he did not open his mouth."

(Isaiah 53:7)

I am humbled and amazed. He did this for you. He did this for me. And one day we will bow before the throne and worship. Let’s start today.

Journal

Write a prayer of thanksgiving and worship to the Lamb of God.