Come and see … this is for everyone

Morning: Psalm 119:97-120; Judges 7:19 – 8:12; Acts 3:12-26

Evening: Psalms 81, 82; John 1:29-42

Near the beginning of John’s Gospel, John calls Jesus “the Lamb of God”, who by his death will heal Israel’s separation from God, like the sacrificial lambs of old.  John’s message is radically different, though, because Jesus is ‘the Lamb that takes away the sin of the world.’  Jesus does not only restore the broken relationship between Israel and the Creator; Jesus heals the whole creation by bringing it into right relationship with the Creator. Jesus calls his disciples: “Come and see” (including us if we choose) and share in this healing work.  There is lots of it to do!