3/25 Crumbs From the Master's Table

The Roar of the Lion

The Two Lions

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” (1 Pet. 5:8)

There’s a lion on the loose, and he is chasing us all about. He is a fierce beast, seeking whom he may devour; he’s a hungry animal with an insatiable appetite for flesh, and he is right on our heels hoping to destroy us and leave our dead carcasses in ruin. Yes, though he seems to be always on our heels, roaring, and growling, and sounding fierce, we have naught to worry if we have Jesus. The “Lion of the tribe of Judah” is our protector, and all He need do is roar, and the adversary flees like a scared kitten.

As the “hunter” hunts for precious souls, he will also take the careless ones, and devour their testimony. He will hinder them from ever walking right again, and break their spirit-bones, leaving them in a wretched heap on the ground. He cannot get your soul, but he can get your life and your testimony. Be vigilant! Watch out! He is lurking in the shadows of life, and hiding in the darkness of our thoughts. We must always walk circumspectly; Ephesians 5:15 says it best: “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,” the devil may hit from any angle and when we least expect him to. Thank God for the roar of the other Lion-- the Lion of the tribe of Judah, who is our Champion, and our Savior. There is something that we can do though; each one of us can… “present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Rom. 12: 1,2) Our Lion-Champion is greater than the adversary; He is able to defeat the devourer before he gets us; rest and consolation are his gifts to us, and freedom from the roar of evil; this Lion gives instead of takes; He loves instead of hates; he brings blessings in the place of ruin, and life instead of sure death.