[b]Looking to this Lamb!
(William Mason, "A Spiritual Treasury")
"Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away
the sin of the world!" John 1:29
To continually behold this Lamb of God--is life
to our souls, and death to our sins! Sin cannot
terrify with its guilt, nor prevail in its power--
while the heart is looking to this Lamb!
Thus to behold--is to be happy. Thus to look--
is to be holy. May this, O my soul, be your daily
employment below, until you behold the Lamb
in the midst of the throne above! Astonishing
mystery!
Thanks to the gracious Father--for the gift of
this precious Lamb! Thanks to this holy Lamb
--for bearing and taking away sin! Thanks to
the loving Spirit--for showing this Lamb to
poor sinners and myself!
"I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain,
standing in the center of the throne!" Rev. 5:6