Devotional Guide 29 March 2026

Passover 2026 Sermon 5: BEHOLD THE LAMB -
How John Shows the Whole Bible at the Cross
Daily Devotional - Passover Week 5

Pastor Ryan Perry
Good Hope Baptist Church
29 March 2026

Day 1 — The Cross Was Not Random
Scripture: John 19:28; Luke 24:27

Jesus did not arrive at the cross by accident.

John tells us, “Jesus, knowing that all was now finished…”
This moment was not unfolding. It was completed.

From Moses to the prophets, God had been telling one story.

Passover.
Sacrifice.
Priesthood.
Cleansing.

All of it was moving toward this hour. The cross is not a break in the story. It is the point of it.

Reflection: Do you see the cross as central to your faith, or as something added to it?
Prayer: Lord, teach me to see that everything You have done in the Old Testament leads to Christ.

Day 2 — The Curse Was Carried
Scripture: Genesis 3:18; John 19:2; Galatians 3:13

Thorns entered the world when sin did.
They were not decoration. They were declaration.

The ground was cursed. Creation resisted. And now Jesus wears them.
Not near Him. On Him.

The curse that marked the world is now placed on the Savior.
He does not avoid it. He absorbs it.

Reflection: Where in your life are you still living as if the curse still has authority over you?
Prayer: Jesus, thank You for taking what I could never carry.
 
Day 3 — The King Was Revealed
Scripture: John 19:2–5, 19; Psalm 2:12

They dressed Him in purple. They crowned Him with thorns.
They meant mockery. God meant revelation.

Pilate said, “Behold the man.” But what stood before them was more than a man.
The true human. The obedient Son. The rightful King.

Even the inscription declared it: “King of the Jews.”
The world rejected Him. But truth was still proclaimed.

Reflection: Do you recognize Jesus as King only in belief or in submission?
Prayer: King Jesus, I give You not just my words, but my authority.
 
Day 4 — The Priest Became the Sacrifice
Scripture: John 19:23; Exodus 28:31–32; Hebrews 7:27

John tells us His tunic was seamless. That detail matters.
The high priest wore a garment like that. It could not be torn.
Jesus is not only the Lamb. He is the Priest offering the Lamb.

But there is no second offering. No separate sacrifice. He offers Himself.

At the cross, the priest and the sacrifice become one.

Reflection: What does it mean to you that Jesus did not offer something, but gave Himself?
Prayer: Jesus, thank You for holding nothing back.

Day 5 — The Cup Was Finished
Scripture: Psalm 75:8; John 19:28–30

“I thirst.” Not for relief. For completion.
The cup of wrath had been lifted. The judgment of God against sin was being poured out.
And Jesus drank it. Not partially. Fully.

Then He said: “It is finished.”
Nothing remains. Nothing is left unpaid. The work is complete.

Reflection: Do you live as if something is still required or as one who is fully redeemed?
Prayer: Lord, help me rest in what You have already finished.

Day 6 — The Cleansing Was Released
Scripture: John 19:29, 34; Leviticus 17:11; Zechariah 13:1

Hyssop is lifted. The same instrument used at Passover. The same used for cleansing.
But now it touches Christ. Then His side is pierced.

Blood flows. Water flows. Atonement and cleansing together.
What rituals once symbolized now flows from Him.
The fountain has been opened. Not in a place. In a Person.

Reflection: Are you trying to clean yourself, or are you living from the cleansing Christ provides?
Prayer: Jesus, let me live from the cleansing that flows from You.

Day 7 — The Garden Was Reopened
Scripture: John 19:41; John 20:15; 1 Corinthians 15:22

John tells us there was a garden. That detail is not incidental.
In a garden, humanity fell. In a garden, Christ is buried. In a garden, resurrection begins.

Mary mistakes Him for the gardener. And John does not correct her. Because something is happening.
The curse is being undone. Creation is being restored. The Gardener has returned.

Reflection: Where do you need to start living as if new creation is already true?
Prayer: Risen Lord, teach me to live in the life You have already begun.