And one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals.” Revelation 5:5 (New American Standard Bible)
There doesn’t seem to be much grandeur in a sheep. I’ve never seen an animal TV program where a sheep stalked prey and I’ve never heard of someone protecting their property with a watchsheep. On the other hand I’ve not heard of anyone pulling a lion’s tail without coming out on the bad end of the deal.
In the Christ of God are both a Lion and a Lamb. The description defies all natural understanding and reason. He is both Sovereign and Sacrifice but it is a notion that is strange in the logical sense yet easily recognized. Beneath the wool of this Lamb ripples the sinewy muscle of a powerful King. He is not a Lion in Sheep’s clothing but a Regent that is one, the other and both. He is a King by His own Being and a Servant by His own will. As a Lion He is powerful enough to keep a chokehold on the throat of Satan yet as a Lamb offers Himself up for the sins of the world satisfying God’s demand for righteousness.
Logic has nothing to do with who we find seated on the Throne. Whether Lion or Lamb He is One and is affirmed of God (Matthew 4:17). The Lion works with ALL power and authority to fulfill His will while the Lamb reconciles us to a loving and concerned God. The Lamb who is a Lion will always be on the Throne and will be worshipped forever for His holiness and redemptive work among us. He has triumphed. Come, let us worship and bow down. Holy is the Lamb that roared.
Ken
www.devotionstoday.blogspot.com
In the Christ of God are both a Lion and a Lamb. The description defies all natural understanding and reason. He is both Sovereign and Sacrifice but it is a notion that is strange in the logical sense yet easily recognized. Beneath the wool of this Lamb ripples the sinewy muscle of a powerful King. He is not a Lion in Sheep’s clothing but a Regent that is one, the other and both. He is a King by His own Being and a Servant by His own will. As a Lion He is powerful enough to keep a chokehold on the throat of Satan yet as a Lamb offers Himself up for the sins of the world satisfying God’s demand for righteousness.
Logic has nothing to do with who we find seated on the Throne. Whether Lion or Lamb He is One and is affirmed of God (Matthew 4:17). The Lion works with ALL power and authority to fulfill His will while the Lamb reconciles us to a loving and concerned God. The Lamb who is a Lion will always be on the Throne and will be worshipped forever for His holiness and redemptive work among us. He has triumphed. Come, let us worship and bow down. Holy is the Lamb that roared.
Ken
www.devotionstoday.blogspot.com
