Jesus Takes the Blame

In the final hours before his crucifixion Jesus is blamed, accused, condemned. The Sanhedrin accused Jesus of blasphemy; Pilate convicted him of insurrection. But Jesus is neither a blasphemer nor a violent revolutionary—he is blameless. Indeed, he is the only truly blameless one—he is the innocent Lamb of God. But Jesus takes the blame anyway. All of it. He doesn’t try to defend himself. Jesus doesn’t argue, Jesus doesn’t defend himself, Jesus doesn’t even open his mouth. Why? Because Jesus takes all the blame. Jesus doesn’t deserve any of the blame, but… Jesus bears it. He takes it. He carries it. He absorbs it. All of it. Why? Because he’s the Lamb of God—the completely innocent scapegoat who takes all our blame. Jesus is the Lamb of God. And what does the Lamb of God do? The Lamb of God takes away all the sin of the world. Jesus takes away all the blame of the world. Where does he take it way to? To hell, to Sheol, to the grave. Where it belongs! And Jesus leaves it there…in hell…where it belongs…where satan belongs!