Behold your Lamb
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. It is the LORD’s Passover. ~ Exodus12:5, 11
As we are approaching resurrection day, I want to take a moment to focus on why we celebrate this spring holiday. We call it Easter, but at its heart, we are celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Most of us know that Passover was fulfilled when Jesus was crucified, He paid the debt for our sin so that we could receive true freedom. Then, three days later, He rose from the grave, defeating our enemy and His once and for all.
Let’s focus for a moment on the significance of Passover itself. This was a holy day celebrated by the Jewish people to remember how God delivered them from slavery in Egypt under Moses’ leadership. But it wasn’t just a memorial, it was prophetic. Each Passover pointed forward to the Messiah who would come to free not just one nation from physical bondage, but all of humanity from spiritual bondage to sin.
In Exodus 12, we read about the sacrificial lamb who’s blood was required to cover sin each Passover. It had to be a male without blemish, and it was the responsibility of the high priest to examine it and determine if it was acceptable. The people traveling to Jerusalem weren’t focused on how much sin needed covering, they were focused on whether their lamb would pass inspection. Their hope was in the perfect lamb, not in their own imperfect heart.
This is where it all connects for us today. God has given us a Lamb, His Son, Jesus, who was examined and found spotless. Pilate himself declared, “I have found no fault in this man.” (Luke 23:14). Jesus, the Lamb of God, was the perfect, sinless sacrifice. Unlike the annual animal sacrifices, His death didn’t just cover sin, it eradicated it. His sacrifice restored the authority that was lost in the Garden of Eden and made a way for us to walk in fellowship with God again.
We no longer need to worry if we’ve “blown it” one too many times. Our focus is not on the how badly we have sinned, but on the perfection of our Lamb. God no longer looks at our faults, He looks at the Lamb who was slain, and He sees the debt paid in full. This is the ultimate expression of His love: He spared no expense. He gave His very best. He gave Jesus.
“Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” – John 1:29
Hopefully, this truth helps you to see your life and your heart before God in a different light. If you have been tried to be a good person to make you worthy of a relationship with your heavenly Father in the past, you now know that it is not because of you but because of Jesus that you can enter into a personal relationship with Him. Below are some ways that you can reinforce this thought in your life:
- Shift your focus – Stop focusing on your failures, and start focusing on your Savior. Your hope isn’t in how “good” you are; it’s in the Lamb that was already found perfect.
- Live forgiven – If you’ve received Christ, walk confidently in that forgiveness. Don’t carry shame for sins already covered by His blood.
- Celebrate intentionally – This resurrection season, take time to truly thank Jesus for what He’s done. Reflect, worship, and express gratitude.
- Share the message – There are people all around you who think their sins are too great. Remind them: it’s not about how bad the sin is; it’s about how perfect the Lamb is.
- Receive His gift – If you’ve never made Jesus the Lord of your life, now is the perfect time. You don’t have to clean yourself up first, just come as you are and receive the gift of forgiveness and eternal life.
Pray: God in heaven, I know I’m a sinner and I need a Savior. I want to turn away from my sinful life and live the life You have planned for me. Please forgive me for my sins, cleanse me from my past, and make me new. I believe Your Son, Jesus, died for me and that You raised Him from the dead. Right now, I accept, confess, and proclaim Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior—to be Lord of my life from this day forward. I now have a right relationship with You, my Father. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit and empower me to walk in the plans You have for my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Today I want to encourage you that as you read today’s Scripture in Luke 23:13–25, think about this truth: Jesus was examined, and He was found innocent, not for His sake, but for ours. He was rejected so we could be accepted. He was crucified so we could live. And He rose again to prove that the Lamb’s sacrifice was enough.
So this week, and always, keep your eyes on the Lamb. Celebrate His resurrection but also remember the price He paid during Passover to be your perfect sacrifice. Don’t live in guilt or striving, live in thanksgiving and trust. The Lamb has already passed inspection and through Him, so have you. Remember, You are free. You are forgiven. You are loved.
Behold your Lamb!
Today’s scripture reading: Luke 23:13-25
13 Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
14 said to them, “You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him;
15 no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him.
16 I will therefore chastise Him and release Him”
17 (for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast).
18 And they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”—
19 who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.
20 Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them.
21But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”
22 Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.”
23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed.
24 So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested.
25 And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
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