For many
youths who have embraced the Saviour Jesus Christ through
teachings, testimonies, prayer sessions are already walking in the steps
of the Master and experiencing glorious transformations. We want to look in
depth into an interesting topic The Lamb And The Lion. We want to see from
the perspective of a lamb and a lion (qualities that can be viewed as
contradictory). Every Christian youth must possess and exhibit these qualities
to maintain an acceptable Christian life and succeed as sheep in the midst of
ravening wolves in a wicked and viper-filled generation.
Briefly, let’s see the
following: (1) Jesus the Lamb (2) Jesus the Lion (3) The Christian
Youth as a lamb (4) The Christian Youth as a Lion and (5)
Christian Youth, Rouse yourself for the hour’s need.
Jesus, The Lamb
A lamb, in the physical,
is the young of a sheep (Ex.12:3,5). It is innocent, harmless, dependent on its
leader. The lamb is used to describe one who is meek, lowly, quiet, harmless,
leadable and affectionate (Is. 53:7; Acts 8:32-33). John, the Baptist introduced
Him as the lamb of God (Jn.1:29). He is our Passover Lamb, like the passover
lamb offered in Egypt on the eve of their departure (1Cor.5:7) for the
remission of the sins of the whole world (Matt.26:28; Gal.1:3,4).
Jesus, like the lamb,
manifested calmness, quietness, harmlessness all through His earthly business
even through to death. His sinless and pure life proved His being the qualified
choice (Acts 8:32,33; Heb.7:26; Isa.53:7; 1Pt.2:22,23). Like a
lamb, He did not avenge Himself but depended on the Father (1Pt.2:23). He did
not find it hard to say "the prince of this world cometh, and
hath nothing in me" (Jn.4:30; cons. Heb.4:15). He is the Lamb of God
indeed.
