A lion, which is mightiest among beasts, doesn’t retreat before anything. Proverbs 30:30
“Your God rescues and delivers; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.” Daniel 6:27
Be serious! Be Alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 1 Peter 5:8
And I cried and cried because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or even to look in it. Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop Crying. Look! The Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has been victorious so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals.” Revelation 5:4-5
My words…
The lion, a symbol of strength and victory—revered and feared. Beauty with might. Supremacy with terror. That’s You, Jesus—the Lion of Judah.
I have watched enough nature television programming to witness a mature lion in action: bounding, mauling, ripping. It is terrifying to view even from my couch. I often turn my face away. To know You as a lion contradicts You as the Lamb of God, Prince of Peace, Light of the World. But when evil lurks, with an intent to devour, the Lamb, the Prince, and the Light rears and roars like a lion. Muscles taught, eyes blazing, teeth and claws bared. Satan may prowl (stalk) and roar (intimidate), but You rescue (save) and deliver (win). You don’t retreat before anything.
You were there, unseen, when Daniel was forced into a den of starving lions. After decades of worship and steadfast prayer to his God, Daniel feared only an uncomfortable night’s sleep. The Lion of Judah shut the mouths of the lions of Babylon.
Some may recoil at the image of You as a lion, but I do not. In fact, the thought buoys my spirit! If I had the eyes of heaven to watch You, Lion of Judah, I would never turn my face away. You are revered through worship, feared by demons.
