GOSPEL LIGHT #675

Why is the Lord Jesus called "The Lamb of God?" 

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

The lamb was a sacrificial animal used in the Old Testament to symbolically atone for one's sins. All the animal sacrifices in the Old Testament were only pictures and symbols. They all point to the Lord Jesus Christ and what He will do on the cross. 

The Lord Jesus Christ is "The Lamb of God" because He is the ultimate and real sacrifice that God appointed and provided for our sins.  

He is God's propitiation and God's provision. 

He is portrayed as "The Lamb" because He is God's propitiation for our sins. 
He is provenanced as "of God because He is God's provision for our sins. 

And God wants you to personally make use of Him as your sacrifice for your sins. He wants you to stand behind Him as your sacrifice; He wants you to trust in Him and what He did on the cross for your salvation.