The Spotless Lamb

During this Holy Week, Michael writes: Passover in Israel was celebrated every year according to the Old Testament Law. This is the time of the year beginning with Palm Sunday in fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9 and Daniel 9, the prophecy that the Messiah would ride into the city of Jerusalem on a donkey. On that Easter Passover, Jesus Christ himself became the spotless Passover Lamb of God.  

Those of us who have died to the God-rejecting world system in order to live for Christ, convict the world of sin and separation from God. To confess is to "speak the same thing", meaning to align my heart with God's heart, my will with God's will and my word with His word.  Before the Passover feast was the inspection of the lamb. This is the "trial" of Jesus when they "inspected" Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. They found Him without spot and without blemish. The "inspectors" were mad at Jesus because He convicted them of their separation from God state. 

Why do we need to concentrate on the "spotless Lamb of God?"  Hebrews 12:14 says, “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” “Churchianity” has taken "holiness" out of the church. It's too controversial a subject in a politically correct society. Holiness is not sinless perfection. Holiness means to separate according to the purpose intended by the Designer. Jesus' holy purpose was the cross of Redemption for the salvation of Sinners. The Cross of Christ was God's purpose for His only begotten Son’s coming.  

Likewise, the Cross of Christ is also our purpose for this life. When Jesus gave the "upper room discourse" at the "last supper" He said that the Holy Spirit will come after me. In order to be raised in righteousness we must recognize ourselves dead to sin. According to Psalm 91, Jesus made His Father His dwelling place. 

The requirement to approach the Cross of Christ is to die to our sin nature in order to live for Him. Confession unto salvation is to change from our lords to the Lord: to turn from my selfish nature to the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.  If you lost everything in this world, would you still have everything in Christ?  For what shall it profit a man if he gains the world but loses his soul?  

John 10:17-18 “Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.”

At the cross, the Roman soldiers did not kill Jesus, the spotless Lamb. He willingly laid down His life as the perfect and spotless Lamb of God. For He who was without sin became the perfect sin sacrifice on our behalf that we may be made the righteousness of God in Him.  

Happy Holy Week and may God richly bless you!

Your brother in Christ, Michael