The Blood of the Lamb

     My Bible study pointed out a few thoughts about the blood of the Lamb:

1. It told of how God covered the nakedness of Adam and Eve by pointing to the shedding of blood, and how the Savior would die for the sin of the world. 

2. It gave the example of how the children of Israel selected a perfect lamb, without blemish, to place on top of their door frames. 

3. It gave the example of Christ being born in a stable, "a perfect place for the birth of a lamb". 

     After reading all this I went back to the first one and tried to find what animal God used as clothing for Adam and Eve. Could it have been a lamb? 

     I read several scripture versions. I only found, "animal skins, "coats of skins", "leather clothing", and "tunics of skin." One commentary even said it could have been the bark of a tree that God used. I finally deducted it did not matter what animal God used. The significance was that God covered Adam and Eve's sin, just as Jesus, the Lamb, covered my sin with His blood.  

     From that I wrote the following: 

The Blood of The Lamb

 

Down through the ages,

In the Old Testament pages,

From the beginning of sinning,

There has been the significance of the blood of the Lamb.

Adam and Eve were given an animal skin

To cover their sin.

The Israelites used the blood of a perfect lamb

Above their door jamb-

Thus, saving their firstborn,

With only the Egyptians left to mourn.

Into the New Testament

And the Book never out-of-print,

The Lamb without blemish, without spot,

Came to fulfill God’s saving plot.

The Lamb without blemish, born in a stable,

Came to save, ‘cause He was able.

I cling

To the blood that washes clean.

There’s no other way to be saved

Other than the path God paved. 

I’m saved by the blood of the Lamb,

Gifted by the great, I Am!

 

Mary Crisp Jameson 10/18/2025 

 

“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29

 

 

 

 

The One True Friend

     One day this week I was talking with a close family member about friendships.  Turns out that not everyone we meet remains our friend.  Either, they move on, get offended, or become judgmental over human weaknesses that don’t meet their expectations, often simple because they have not had to walk in the same shoes yet.   
     When friends move on, we are often hurt because we care what people think about us.  Yet, some of us must realize that although we are meant to be kind and loving toward others, we cannot please everyone, and we can become so obsessed over what people think about us that we fail to be ourselves.   
     You know, God created us all different and simply by being different we will not confirm to everyone’s expectations.  I believe that as long as we are conforming to what God wants, that is what counts.  Sure, we will lose a few friends along life’s path as each person finds their own walk in life, but what consoles us is in knowing there is an everlasting friend that will walk through the trial with us, never leaving our side.  Herein, lies a true love from the One who created us.

 

LOVED

I am loved!

I am loved!

I am loved by the blood of the Lamb.

No my clothes aren’t spotless;

They’re not white as snow,

But I’m loved by the blood of the Lamb.     

Let me shout with joy!

Let me shout with glee,

For my God loves me!

Oh, I’m loved by the Lord of the World.

I am loved and so amazed;

Dazzled and dazed,

That I’m loved by the blood of the Lamb.

Let me shout with joy!

Let me shout with glee,

For my God loves me!

Thou my clothes aren’t spotless;

They’re not white as snow.

Still, I’m loved by the blood the Lamb. 

                                     Mary Crisp Jameson