The Lion and the Lamb

We're familiar with this verse, "And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire (Jude 23 KJV)." I like how the Amplified Bible puts it, "[Strive to] save others, snatching [them] out of [the] fire."

We're also familiar with the story of the young David rescuing a lamb from a lion and a bear. David was testifying of his exploits to King Saul because Saul doubted David's ability to face the giant, Goliath. I want to parallel the rescue of the lamb from the mouth of the lion to Jude 23.

We can read the details as given by David in 1Samuel 17:35. "And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him (KJV)." However, David gave the credit to God (1Sa. 17:37).

Who in their right mind would run down a lion and attempt to take away his meal? Who in his right mind would grab a lion by it's mane and kill it? Doesn't 1Peter 5:8 tell us the devil walks about like a roaring lion, looking for those he can devour? How many lambs has Satan trapped in the jaws of sin? How many lambs has he escaped with to devour?

As God delivered David from the lion when he rescued the lamb, so to do we have the promise God will give us the power to rescue the lambs who are trapped in the mouth of Satan. Notice David said in 1Samuel 17:35, "And I went out after him." If we're going to rescue the lost, we must go after them.

We are to be witnesses of Christ. We're to go and make disciples. The Holy Spirit gives us the power to do this. The Holy Spirit gives us the power to snatch the lost from the jaws of Satan. It is our Christian duty to strive to save others, snatching them from the fire of an eternity in Hell. God bless...