ODB: Lion of Judah

Eat, Our Daily Bread | January 5, 2011 12:03 am

January 5, 2011 


Because God is in control, we have nothing to fear.

 

READ: Isaiah 31:1-5 

Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed. —Revelation 5:5 

The lounging lions in Kenya’s Masai Mara game reserve looked harmless. They rolled on their backs in low-lying bushes. They rubbed their faces on branches as if trying to comb their magnificent manes. They drank leisurely from a stream. They strode slowly across dry, scrubby terrain as if they had all the time in the world. The only time I saw their teeth was when one of them yawned.

Their serene appearance is deceiving, however. The reason they can be so relaxed is that they have nothing to fear—no shortage of food and no natural predators. The lions look lazy and listless, but they are the strongest and fiercest of all. One roar sends all other animals running for their lives.

Sometimes it seems as if God is lounging. When we don’t see Him at work, we conclude that He’s not doing anything. We hear people mock God and deny His existence, and we anxiously wonder why He doesn’t defend Himself. But God “will not be afraid of their voice nor be disturbed by their noise” (Isa. 31:4). He has nothing to fear. One roar from Him, and His detractors will scatter like rodents.

If you wonder why God isn’t anxious when you are, it’s because He has everything under control. He knows that Jesus, the Lion of Judah, will triumph.

— Julie Ackerman Link

Source: Our Daily Bread

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3 Comments

  1. Andiezy says:

    Wow this is very touching truly shows how much God loves us and makes me believe that He has a plan for my life because he has my back.

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  2. N.Sankar says:

    We R Nothing to worry…
    Bcs On Our Side!
    Amen!

    Reply
  3. bamshak says:

    I’m short of words, but this is a word for the moment for me and my people in Jos, Plateau State. grant us grace to wait on You Lord.

    Reply

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