Thursday, March 26, 2015

Have You Met the Lion?


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How do you explain why the world has little to no respect for God? In order to answer that question, you will need to ask another question; why do Christians have so little fear of the Lord? In an effort to explain, we need to understand how some Christians come to their belief in God. On any given Sunday, you will hear a lot of talk about, “The Lamb of God (Jesus), who takes away the sins of the world”. BUT what you might not hear is a conversation regarding, “The Lion (Jesus) of the tribe of Judah”.

Say for example, you and I were at the zoo and while walking to view the ducks, a lamb comes over to you and licks your hand. How would you respond to that? You probably would be thinking, “That was cute”.  Now, as we walk a little further through the zoo, a lion approaches you. As the lion slowly moves your way, you notice that you’re cornered and the lion starts to show his sharp teeth, as he moves even closer. At this point, you’ve come to the conclusion that you will be eaten by the lion, so you close your eyes and wait for your fate to be sealed. But to your surprise, the lion comes over to you and licks your hand.  Out of the two animals licking your hand, which lick would mean the most to you? Duh! It would be the lion because he could have eaten you; which is an option the lamb didn’t have.



What am I trying to convey? Until you have encountered the Lion of the tribe of Judah, you won’t have any appreciation for the Lamb that takes away the sins of the world. 

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