Behold the Lamb
“The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'” (John 1:29)
MAIN POINT: The grace we receive in worship is meant to overflow into witness in the world.
For years, we’ve sung the Agnus Dei as we approach the altar: “O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God, You take the sin of the world away; Have mercy on us.” These words draw us close to Jesus, proclaiming what happens when Christ comes in His body and blood to forgive our sins. But John the Baptist shows us something remarkable—he doesn’t save these words for the sanctuary. He speaks them out in the world, by the Jordan River, in the middle of everyday life.
What would it look like if we carried the Agnus Dei from the altar into our workplaces? What if “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” shaped how we thought about our struggling neighbor, our overwhelmed co-worker, our friend facing addiction? The truth we receive in worship isn’t meant to stay in the pews. It’s meant to transform how we see and engage the broken world around us.
Christ doesn’t just take away sin in some abstract sense—He takes away your sin, their sin, the sin of the world. This changes everything about how we live Monday through Saturday.
Reflection: The sacred and the secular aren’t separated in God’s economy—the truth proclaimed at the altar is meant to be lived out in the streets. How might the forgiveness you receive in worship shape your interactions this week? What would it mean to carry the song of the Lamb into your workplace, your neighborhood, your daily conversations?
PRAYER: Lord, You are the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Help me carry this truth from Your altar into my everyday life. Let the grace I receive in worship overflow into witness in the world. Make me bold to speak of Your mercy wherever I go. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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