Like A Lion

Here is a little unknown fact about Jaclyn Tisdale:  Big cat eyes absolutely freak me out. I remember there was a picture of a tiger's face in my third, maybe it was fourth, grade science book. When flipping through the pages after you receive your book for the year.... like a nerd, right?.... I stumbled across the vivid picture of a scared/excited face of a tiger. The eyes were so brilliant, so wide, so intense that it scared the mess out of me. It was not like a "Oh my gosh, I'm shaking I'm so scared" type of fear. It was just way too much for me to think about and gaze upon. I refused to open up to that page for the rest of the year. And the fact that I remember this proves how much it freaked me out.

Big cats are... just that, BIG. Their paws are bigger than both of my fists placed together and could probably snap the bones of my wrist with one effortless strike. Their heads are massive, and there is no telling how much their skull bone weighs. Their claws, their teeth, and their roar demand awe and fear. Their eyes... ah! Their eyes. They are massive creatures, mighty creatures. Big cats equal big respect. Believe you me, I would not want to tick one of them off with nothing in to guard myself from them. But now that I think about it, I would not want to be in their presence being unguarded even if I was hidden and out of sight!

One my recent favorite worship songs captures the thought of God being like a roaring lion. Can you picture it? Here... let me help. This is not a picture of a roaring lion, but just gaze upon the image and look at the creatures eyes.

Can you see it? This guy definitely demands your respect. He is mighty and fierce looking, alert and observant. And those eyes (although that set of eyes pales to compare to the image of the tiger in my elementary science book). Does God not have possess the same qualities? Is He not mighty, fierce, something to respect and admire, not anything to mess around with or goof-up with? Does He not deserve, almost demand, your attention and admiration?

My God is not dead!

He's surely alive.

He's living on the inside,

Roaring like a lion!