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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

The title of today’s episode is: “BOLD AS A LION”

Are you as bold as a lion? When I think about lions, they are not called the king of the jungle for no reason. Their roar can be heard up to five miles away. There is not any animal in the jungle that doesn’t shutter at his mighty roar.

PROV 30:29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing: 30 a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;

The lion stands strong and doesn’t turn around. He doesn’t retreat. We have to be strong enough to not look back. Not ever retreat when faced with the enemy.  If we are bold as a lion, we will face the enemy head on. We will not retreat but will let out our bold roar and cause the enemy to tremble.

A lion would not allow an enemy to come in and take what belongs to him. They are territorial creatures. They do not go around looking for a fight, but will protect their food, mates or territory.

We need to be territorial and protect what God has given us. We can cover our family, our home and our sources of survival with God’s protection. We can be bold over the territory that God has given us. We have the right to roar in the spirit and send the devil running.

Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

The reason the wicked flee when no man pursues is because they know they have done wrong and think they are being chased. Living under the bondage of lies can bring about all sorts of paranoia. Jesus is the only one that can break those chains. The enemy will flee at the sound of us crying out to Jesus.

When I read this verse the other day it stirred something in me. It made me wonder if I was as bold as a lion. Jesus is referred to the lion of the tribe of Judah. He is compared to a lion. Jesus knows his territory and will watch over it. He will protect us with his mighty roar.

The righteous are bold as a lion. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines bold as 1) fearless before danger. 2)showing or requiring a fearless, daring spirit.

We can be confident that our God is going to take care of us. If we go by how we feel, sometimes, we can allow the enemy to cause us to be anything but fearless and bold. If we can learn to walk by faith and not by sight, we will be bold as a lion.

Being bold means willing to stand out. If you notice on my blogs, I always use what is called bold type for the scriptures.  I do this to make it stand out from the rest of the words, because the scriptures are more important. If we are bold, we need to be willing to stand out from those around us. We will be confident in what God has said and will declare the truth of God’s word without fear.

I Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Lions hunt during storms and at night. This is why Peter compared the devil to a lion walking around looking for someone to devour. The word didn’t say the devil was a lion. It said he had the hunting prowess of a lion.

Peter warned the church to be on guard. Since lions hunt at night and during storms, the enemy will also attack when we are going through spiritual storms. He will watch for us to enter a place of weakness, and then he will attack.

This is why we need to be watchful and on alert to avoid dangerous situations. The devil will not attack us when we are strong. He waits until we show signs of weakness. Then, he will attempt to draw us away from God with a temptation.

I ask the question again, are you as bold as a lion? We can all be bold as a lion as long as we stay focused on Jesus and His will for our lives. Not leaving room for the enemy to see our weaknesses. But we need to keep our fears and weakness under the blood, where they are hidden from the enemy.

Remember, lions do not turn around or retreat but are determined to protect their territory. We can hold our ground in this battle for souls. We just have to be bold enough to look the enemy in the eye and let out our roar.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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