29/07/2021
Sermon titled: THE LION IN A Man.
Text: Eccl.9:4 “For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion”.
Being a sermon delivered on Sunday June 27, 2021
BY BRO. ELIJAH ABIRE
Introduction
What is the lion in a man? Sometimes I wonder when some people shout at others, when some boast, fight or quarrel. Some will look very innocent from afar but when you get closer to them or you mistakenly march their legs, you will see a lion roaring from them.
Where is the lion in a man? He forgets that he is just a vapour. James 4:14
The lion is one of the most dangerous animals in the forest. It shouts for all. Hardly can any other animal destroy it. It kills other animals and terrorize them. Even human beings cannot go close. It is feared. Acts20:29;
But the irony is that soon it is old, and then you find it hiding. It does not roar again, it does not hunt for other animals again. It eats the left overs of animals that younger lions have kill and consumed.
The Hyenas are then able to corner the old lion and eat it alive. Where is the lion in a man? This is why Solomon said in our text Eccl.9:4 “For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion”.
“Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?” Amos 3:4
Remember that one day you will be old and unable to bark again. One day death will come and all your strength, the lion heart, the stubborn soul, etc will disappear. 1Cor.15:42-43.
THE LION IN THE MAN
David described the lion in a man like this: “My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword”.
But David here was not referring to the animal called lions but to wicked men as lions.
The lion in the man is likely to be in his mouth, the heart, the eyes, the legs and the hands. All these are used by evil men and women in dangerous means to destroy like the lion.
The lion in a man is likely to be in the money he has, the men in her life, the women in his life, the group he belongs (such as cults, coven or some evil societies). Our people used to say when a woman has a lion heart, it is either she is rich, adulterous or is a witch. Where is the lion in a man?
Prov.20:30 “This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, “I have done no wickedness.”
Stop lying, you won’t hear
Stop fornicating and adultery, you won’t hear
Stop malice, you won’t hear
Stop chatting with your phone in Church, you won’t hear
Stop yahoo yahoo, you won’t hear
Stop insulting people, you won’t hear
Come to Jesus, you won’t hear because you are still strong.
Prov.14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death”.
One day you will die. One day you will face the judgment seat of Christ. 2Cor.5:10
THE CHRISTIAN’S HEART
1. A Christian’s heart is a humble heart. The lion heart is not for a Christian. The Christian heart is a quiet heart, meek and gentle. Matt.10:16 “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves”. 1 Pet.3:4 “But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price”
2. A Christian’s heart is a forgiving heart: Col.3:13 “Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye”
3. A Christian’s heart is not a quarrelsome heart. 1Tim.3:3
4. A Christian’s heart is not a sexually immoral heart. Read 2 Peter 2:13-14.
5. A Christian’s conscience must be soft to repent but hard to corrupt. 1Tim.4:2 “Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron”.
CONCLUSION
YOU NEED TO KILL THE LION IN YOU SO THAT CHRIST CAN BE FORMED IN YOU. THE LION IS STRONG BUT GROWS OLD. THE LION IS STRONG BUT DIES. NO ONE IS STRONG EXCEPT GOD. TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION. HUMBLE YOURSELF BEFORE GOD. SOFTEN YOUR HEARTS. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED IF YOU ARE NOT YET A CHRISTIAN.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
BRO. ELIJAH ABIRE