The Lion and The Lamb

One of the things that motivates me every day when I open my Bible is to learn something new. I feel as if nearly every time I open it there is something new, interesting, encouraging and exciting that I learn.

In the summer of 2017, a new fire was lit in my heart when it came to the word of God. I know I have shared it before, but that summer was when I was finally get able open up my Bible and read it every day. It became clear to me that you experience fulfillment when you are engulfed in the word of God. There was so much that I was learning that I had learned in the past but has forgotten about. Along with what I was relearning, I was learning new things. I was totally psyched out of my mind!

The fire and passion that I had, led me to wanting to share with people that reading your Bible is like the missing key to our lives. Two years later I have the same motives behind every post. Read your Bible! If what I write encourages you to do one thing, my prayer is that you read you Bible.

Even this morning, I learned something totally new. I am going to be honest, whenever I have read through Revelation in the past, I thought that all of the four-headed animals, men with the heads like animals, etc. were real things. I thought that animals were real things that actually existed. Not until these past couple of days did I learn that those animals symbolized characteristics of God.

Which may sound funny to you, I don't know how many of you knew that those were characteristics of God. That might be common knowledge! I think this is a good example of me not really knowing that much.

I am not perfect and all-knowing like God is. Not even close. I may write a blog every day, but that doesn't mean I know everything. I know I don't. There is so much that I want to and need to learn every day. As much of these post are for the readers, they're also vital in my growth as well.

The Lion and the Lamb, what does that mean? I thought there was an actual lion and lamb that were doing the things talked about in Revelation. Specifically in chapter 5, when John writes that the Lamb was the only one able to open the scroll. I wondered how a lamb was capable of physically opening a scroll.

Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals. Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the thorns, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb has seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. (Revelation 5:5-6)

Here is what I learned today: Jesus Christ is pictured as both a Lion (symbolizing his authority and power) and a Lamb (symbolizing his submission to God's will). Christ the Lamb was the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all mankind; therefore, only he can save us from the terrible events revealed by the scroll. Christ the Lamb won the greater battle of all. He defeated all forces of evil by dying on the cross. The role of Christ the Lion will be to lead the battle where Satan is finally defeated. Christ is Lion is victorious because of what Christ the Lamb has already done. We get to participate in the victory not because of our effort or goodness, but because he has promised eternal life to all who believe in him.

You all have the ability to learn something new everyday. I encourage you to live each day with a growth mindset.