We learned this in Latin a few weeks ago.
It means, "Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world."
I have been thinking about this a lot lately, as I meditate on the coming Easter weekend, and what it means to me.
I was reading some of C.H. Spurgeon's sermons, and I came across this passage from a message he preached on Oct. 8, 1893.
I would like to share it with you.
What did John mean by saying, "Behold, the Lamb of God?" In the Latin, ecce, is a note of admiration, of wonderment, of exclamation. "Behold the Lamb of God!" There was nothing of greater wonder ever seen than that God Himself should provide the Lamb for the burnt offering, that He should provide His only Son out of His very bosom, that He should give the delight of His heart to die for us. Well may we behold this great wonder. Angels admire and marvel at this mystery of godliness, God manifest in the flesh; they have never left off wondering and adoring the grace of god that gave Jesus to be the Sacrifice for guilty men. Behold and wonder, never leave off wondering; tell it as a wonder, think of it as a wonder, sing of it as a wonder at this glorious Lamb of God.
1 comment:
I loved that.
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