There are moments in Scripture when one sentence carries the weight of the world, and John 1:29 is one of them. John looks up, points to Jesus, and says, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” Not covers it. Not ignores it. Takes it away.

That means the thing you keep replaying in your mind, the regret that still whispers late at night, the failure you wish you could undo—it was seen, carried, and dealt with at the cross. Jesus didn’t come to shame sinners; He came to save them. He didn’t come with a ledger in His hand, but with grace in His heart.

John didn’t say, “Behold your effort,” or “Behold your improvement.” He said, “Behold the Lamb.” Our hope isn’t in how strong we are, but in how sufficient He is.

So today, lift your eyes. Look again at Jesus. The Lamb of God has already done what you could never do. Walk in that freedom. Breathe in that grace. And live like your sin no longer gets the final word—because it doesn’t