We were busy feeding the sheep, and I did not notice when he walked up. He stayed with the other baby lambs while their mothers were eating. Maybe it was the pure snow white color or maybe his size because he was a couple of inches taller than the other lambs.
Every time we went to feed those sheep, I looked for him. Sometimes I would see him and his mother coming across the pasture, and he might be skipping or hopping or running in circles around her.
Yes, he is a lamb, but he is little different from the others. That little lamb reminds me of something about God.
God loves us very much, and He wants us to be close to him, (reconciled).
He provided a way that we could be brought close to Him, (1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,). He planned it long ago and waited until the right time to put His plan into action, (Romans 5:6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.; Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.).
He did that when He sent his only Son, Jesus Christ, to be born of a virgin and to live a few short years, about 33 or so. Part of God’s plan was for His only Son to give His life for our sins, (John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!; Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.).
Not only His death but also His resurrection from the grave is very important because he conquered sin and death, (see also Romans 4:20-25, 5:1-11).
See You in Church next Sunday.