Easter brings childhood memories. For those of you who may not know, I grew up on a small farm in Romania. Every year my parents would make sure we had lamb for the Easter meal. Sometimes they would simply purchase half of a lamb; other times they would buy less. One Easter in particular stands out because they were able to buy a live lamb. Dad brought it home few days before the day of the slaughter. My family never owned sheep, so this was my first opportunity to interact with one.
The memory of this experience reminds me of Jesus Christ. While at our house, the lamb was out of his element and in a strange place. Jesus came to a strange place, of His own will, and separated Himself from His Father and His heavenly throne. Also, my father didn’t kill the lamb because the animal did something wrong. The lamb was innocent just like Christ was innocent. Peter tells us that “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.” (1Peter 2:22) In Isaiah we read that “ He {Jesus} was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.” (Isaiah 53:7)
I don’t want to leave you with an impression that Jesus Christ was killed and treated with shame because He was powerless. Not at all! In fact He lowered Himself and made Himself the sin offering for us all. So, how powerful is Jesus? He is so powerful that He fought Satan and death and rose victorious. Don’t believe?
You will see it when He comes back again.
