The Word of God is Like A Lion

"The Word of God is like a lion- you don't have to defend a lion. Let the lion loose and the lion will defend itself."
​-Charles Spurgeon

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The lion back in Bible times was one of the most dangerous animals there were and it still is today. Lions are bold, courageous, fearless, strong. They know who they are, where they stand and what they are capable of.
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When the Bible was written, it wasn’t written from the human spirit but from the breath of God. Just as He spoke a word and created life in the beginning, the same is true in that the Bible was breathed out. It’s His artwork- all man did was put it into writing. Therefore, we can consider it almost as a piece of God. And does God need defending? No. He can stand on His own.
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The problem has always been that we cannot even remember let alone understand everything that is in the scriptures. We never will. We can study and read and pray but we have to have the Holy Spirit open our eyes to be able to understand what He wills us to understand. It’s a gift that He gives to us!

For thus the Lord said to me,
“As a lion or a young lion growls over his prey, and when a band of shepherds is called out against him he is not terrified by their shouting or daunted at their noise. so the Lord of hosts will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its hill." -Isaiah 31:4

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In this passage of Isaiah 31 the shepherds holler and scream and shake their staffs all they want to but the lion is still not moved or even remotely amused. God will protect what is His. He will fight for His glory. And when He returns to wreak havoc on this wretched world- He’s going to be like a lion pouncing on His prey. He won’t need any help.

This page may look like it took a long time to do but it really didn't- the colored pencil shading took the longest because I only had cheap colored pencils. I colored the lion beforehand and pasted in the Bible with painted background to match.

The gold acrylic paint really made the lion pop!

MATERIALS:

• ESV Single Column Journaling Bible
• Bible Tabs Printable- Digital Download
• Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint
• Mod Podge Sealer, Glue and Finish- Matte
• Sakura Gelly Roll Pen, White
• Faber-Castel Pitt Artist Pen Brush, Black
• Tsukineko Memento Fade Resistant Inkpad, Tuxedo Black
• Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine Point
• Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
• Grunge & Typewriter Alpha Stamps- Recollections?
• Lion Coloring Page