Lion of Judah

A couple of months ago i felt that the Lord told me to paint a lion. I wasn't really sure why at the time. (This is NOT the lion i painted. But i love it.) I was in the middle of one of life's storms at the time and so i painted. And painted. And painted. Until i got some semblance of a lion out on the canvas. What was he teaching me?

This is what the Lord says to me: As a lion growls, a great lion over his prey--and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against him, he is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor--so the Lord Almighty will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights. Isaiah 31:4

Is the Lord gentle? Yes. Is he also aggressive and fierce? absolutely. I think i've only scratched the surface on what He is teaching me about his nature as a lion. But i believe he is chasing me with a violent, aggressive love. Not a scary love. Just love. He'll stop at nothing to get to me. He'll battle for my heart.

They will follow the Lord; he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the West. Hosea 11:10.

I keep hearing Him whisper that he will not let my foot slip. He is the rock of ages. He is the almighty comforter, the rescuer, the overcoming one, the lion. Trust in me. Stop trusting in you. I've got this. All of this. Your broken heart. Your every thought. Your every worry.

He even has the devastation of Japan in his hands. What heartache and loss. Whether the foundation of the world is shaking or feels like its shaking. He's got it all. I'm going to have to remind myself of this. Daily. And choose belief. Choose to live the "yes."