Mary Had A Little Lamb

March, a month that, according to the old wives' tale, "comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb." Well, it doesn't take a meteorologist to see that those old wives knew their stuff, at least when it came to weather reports and some old home remedies for illness. While the beginning of the month kind of roared about us with some chilly temperatures and gusty wind, hopefully the final days of the month will bring a pleasant change. Perhaps the roaring lion will yield to the suckling lamb.

The Lord Jesus Christ reverses this process. He came into this world as a Lamb; He will return as a Lion (Revelation 5:5). The Old Testament teaches this dichotomy. Isaiah saw a suffering servant who would not cry, nor lift up, nor cause His voice to be heard in the street (Isaiah 42:1-7; Isaiah 53). Malachi, on the other hand, beheld a Righteous Judge, blazing like a refiner's fire (Malachi 3:2).

Skeptics see these diverse pictures as a contradiction: the spiritually discerning man views them as a completion. Jesus Christ came into this world the first time as the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). If we refuse him entry into our heart in this guise, the Bible promises that He will return as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, Who judges iniquity without respect to persons.

The choice is yours; which Christ do you choose to meet? Jesus Christ, He came in like a Lamb, He will return like a Lion.

Mary Had A Little Lamb,
Pastor David Blevins