It is finished… Now what?

What a glorious reality to wake up to this morning: Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. It is my prayer that this has captivated your hearts since yesterday morning. Hopefully in the busyness of Sunday afternoons you were able to find some time to rest and meditate upon the seriousness of your sin, and the greatness of the Lamb who alone has power to take away sin. Remember He does this by taking sin away from us, and upon Himself.

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live  to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:24

We were also able to rejoice in the truth that He not only takes something away from us, but He also gives us something, namely His Spirit. In fact, He baptizes…