How Do You Take Away All the Sins of the World?
That is something only One Man can do
If there is anything that causes pain in this world, it is sin. The sin of injustice towards other people, the sin of greed, the sin of unbridled lust, the sin of envy and of wrath.
We live in a world where much light is covered by the darkness of sin.
Sin that infects others and consumes us from within. Sin that spreads faster than a virus, and that kills not only the body but the soul.
No matter how we try to hide from it, sin comes to us and destroys all that is beautiful in us.
We cannot taste true happiness because of sin. Because of sin, all our pleasures and amusements leave us even more empty than before.
What is life with sin? With sin, even eternal life is nothing. Eternity with sin is a never ending torment.
God knew our predicament. He knew everything else that would follow after the fall.
And so He sent us the Only One who could save us. The Only Light that can overcome the darkness in the world.
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” — John 1:29, WEBBE
The Lamb of God. The One who would take away all our sufferings by His own suffering. The One who would give us life by dying on the cross.
By our own strength we could never save ourselves. Even with the best efforts, we’d end up hurting not only ourselves but the very people we love.
It is by surrender to the Lamb of God that we can find redemption. Through Him only can we be freed.
There is the Lamb of God! We cannot even begin to understand how He could take away all the suffering of the world. But He takes it upon Himself and swallows the poison of sin to bring us healing. Let every anger and every fear, everything that takes away true peace and love dissipate through the sacrifice of the Lamb.
“Surely he has borne our sickness
and carried our suffering;
yet we considered him plagued,
struck by God, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions.
He was crushed for our iniquities.
The punishment that brought our peace was on him;
and by his wounds we are healed.”
- Isaiah 53:4–5, WEBBE
Jocelyn Soriano is the author of the devotional “366 Days of Compassion”. Get the e-book from Amazon — click here.
