Chasing Lions
A low view of God is the cause of a hundred lesser evils. A high view of God is the solution to ten thousand temporal problems. – A.W. Tozer
2 Samuel 23:20-21
There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it. Once, armed only with a club, he killed a great Egyptian warrior who was armed with a spear. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it. Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the Three mightiest warriors. He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard.
3 PROBLEMS WE HAVE WITH DEFYING ODDS
1. PERSPECTIVE PROBLEM
Isaiah 55:8-9
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
2. COMPREHENSION PROBLEM
“There are two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle or as though everything is.” – Albert Einstein
If we create God in our image the end result is a God who can never surprise us, never astonish us, never overwhelm us, never transcend us. – A.W. Tozer
3. CONFORMING PROBLEM
Psalm 34:3
Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.
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