(1 Peter 5:8 GW) Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion as he looks for someone to devour.
A dangerous path to life as God has promised and provided.
Jesus, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, calls us to follow him and in doing so to lose our lives so he may give us true life. We have to follow the lion past our categories of what we believe to be life to find true life. We have to give up our ideas and believe God for his idea about life. Sounds so simple.
But our opponent the devil is looking to murder us. Is that graphic enough? Clear enough? Do I need to adjust the set?
Jesus the Lion dies for us that we might have life.
Satan prowls around like a roaring lion to frighten and destroy us.
Makes me think of Jesus’ words as recorded by John.
(John 10:10 MSG) A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.
So which lion will it be?
Hmm. . . .
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
To be devoured and destroyed. . .
Or to be given a better life than I have ever dreamed of. . .
I’m choosing Jesus the Lion of the Tribe Judah.
I praise your name that is above all names, Lord Jesus. Thank you for everything.
