~ Location – Look – Lord ~
That
prolific writer, anonymous, has said that the entire story of redemption is
summed up in three lines of Scripture.
“Where Is The Lamb of God?” (location) ~ “So Abraham rose early in the morning and
saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son;
and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place
of which God had told him. Then on the
third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said to his young men, ‘Stay here
with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come
back to you.’ So Abraham took the wood
of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his
hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and
said, ‘My father!’ And he said, ‘Here I
am, my son.’ Then he said, ‘Look, the
fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt
offering?’ And Abraham said, ‘My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb
for a burnt offering.’ So the two of
them went together” (Genesis 22:3-8).
“Behold! The Lamb of God!” (look) ~ “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward
him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is He of whom I said, “After me comes a
Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.” I did not know Him; but that He should be
revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.’ And John bore witness, saying, ‘I saw the
Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. I did not know Him, but He who sent me to
baptize with water said to me, “Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and
remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.” And I have seen and testified that this is
the Son of God.’ Again, the next day,
John stood with two of his disciples. And
looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, ‘Behold
the Lamb of God!’” (John 1:29-36).
“Worthy Is The Lamb of
God!” (Lord)
~ “Then I looked, and I heard the
voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders;
and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of
thousands, saying with a loud voice: ‘Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to
receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and
blessing!’ And every creature which is
in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and
all that are in them, I heard saying: ‘Blessing and honor and glory and power be
to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!’ Then the four living creatures said, ‘Amen!’ And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped
Him who lives forever and ever’ (Revelation 5:11-14).
Redemption
~ The root idea of redemption is
to redeem. We are God’s property by
reason of His creating us. Since sin
entered the world we are estranged from Him.
By accepting His provision we can be redeemed (bought back – think pawn
shop) and so we are become His possession in a meaningful way.
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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