Lions

 July 15, 2024

Recently I heard a sermon that touched on 1 Peter 5:8 where he speaks of the devil as a roaring lion. Then yesterday at our men’s morning prayer time, Psalm 34 mentioned a lion, so I got to thinking about lions, which will be the subject of my thoughts for awhile.

I want to start with Revelation 5:5. John sees a scroll sealed with seven seals. The scroll represents the unfolding of the future, and when no one is found worthy to unseal it, John weeps. If the scroll cannot be unsealed, history continues as an endless repetition of war, injustice, sorrow, and death. In verse 5, John is stopped: “But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.””

Remember that in 1 Peter 5:18, the devil is compared to a roaring lion? Sounds ferocious and fearsome, but don’t forget that he is no match for the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, who himself was a lion-slayer. Our Lion is stronger than the devil lion. Never forget that.