When Adam and Eve chose to rebel against God’s command, their action brought separation from God. Their eldest son murdered his younger brother and wickedness spread from there. The world began to be filled with violence and every evil (Genesis 6:5). We continue to see it in the news and watch it on television. We have experienced the violence of this separation in our own sin.
Against this backdrop of centuries of murder, rape and violence, John the Baptist announces, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).
Today, rather than allowing the darkness to overwhelm you, let it remind you of the glorious liberty Jesus has brought to you and is working in you.
