The Lion and The Lamb

 

Today during our student-led worship service an idea was shoved into my head. Our campus minster was preaching and she brought up the Lion and the Lamb talked about in the Bible. This idea has always sparked excitement and awe in my mind. This story represents a critical idea about the Gospel and about Jesus. When we look at the life of Jesus and the life we are now called to live we find that it is quite radical! Just like the representation of the lion and the lamb is quite radical. 

When we analyze the story of the lion and the lamb we uncover that this represents a radical way of being. The top of the food chain lies with the lowest of the chain, a helpless lamb. The most high lies with the meek. This life that Jesus is portraying in the lion in the lamb calls us to be different. It calls us to live a totally different life than that of the world around us. 

I couldn't help but recall a moment I experienced Saturday while watching the New Orleans vs. Seattle game. Before the game, in the huddle one of the cameras was inside the huddle and you could hear the voices calling out, pumping up the team. On National Television we heard these words, "..remember that we give God the glory ALL THE TIME." Wow, this shocked me. This, to me, is a radical way of living in the NFL. How many of these muscle men who may have dealt with drugs, liquor, abuse, money, gambling, etc. proclaim the Gospel and give praise to God very audibly in front of the whole team. Also, while watching the National Championship Game last night the Auburn head coach, after winning the BCS title, gave God glory for the team, the fans, and the Auburn Nation. You could see the stunned and awe look on the face of the reporter when he was interviewing in the coach. He was shocked and quite honestly it looked like he didn't know what to say back when the coach mentioned God's Holy Name several times in the interview.

Looking back on the moments in sports history, I find that the lion definitely does lie with the lamb. This radical life, this radical Gospel of our Radical Savior Jesus Christ has spilled over into an industry where the Bible and the Christian Faith seems to not be so prevalent. Praise God for these faithful few!