FOLLOW THE LAMB

I hear these words. It's evening as I write. A cold and very damp winter's evening. "Follow the Lamb! Follow the Lamb!"

I am aware it's easy to follow Jesus as the Lion, but as the Lamb? That is a whole different thing. There were many who in Jesus's day in Israel were expecting Him to be the great warrior who led them in victory against their Roman occupiers. There have been many through history since who have equated following Him as a political crusade. 

Sure, He is the Lion! He is "the Lion of the tribe of Judah" Who has overcome sin, death, and hell. His roar against the things that keep human beings in spiritual darkness and defeat still rings out loud. We need to hear it; to reflect it; to repeat it... to follow it. 

But the doorway to His lion-nature is only via His lamb-nature. John said, "Behold the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world." Our first look must be the Lamb. Beholding may mean staring, gazing, focusing, meditating for long hours. Only as we see the Lamb can we hope to truly understand the Lion. The roar is first a cry, "Father forgive them..." 

As the sacrificial Lamb of God, chosen before the world began, Jesus was crucified. His meekness, His willingness, His tender, loving obedience, His gentleness with the weak and broken, reflect the Lamb as He walked towards the slaughter. Here is the heart that transitioned into the Lion, roaring over the nations.

I hear the call today, "Follow that Lamb!"