The King Lion that put on Lamb's Clothing, Humility

The Glory of Christ's Humility allows us to behold seemingly contradictory attributes at the same time in the same being!


There once was a jungle that had a King.  Everyone listened to the King because he was fit to be their King.  The King was perfect, always perfect in all His thoughts, motives, feelings, words and actions.   The King had a Son, the most beautiful of all the creatures in His kingdom.  The King loved His Son because He was the exact image of His Father.

The Prince was no ordinary being.  In order to rule His kingdom properly for His Father, he wore both Lamb and Lion's clothing.  He had to wear Lambs clothing because there were sheep in the land that He did not want to frighten.  But he would also put on the lions clothing when the bad wolf was around.

The King only had one rule.  That rule was to not eat the grass around the corner near the center of the Jungle.  If they ate the grass then they would die.

There was a big bad wolf that hated the King and was always after the sheep.  He loved to eat sheep and get them to disobey the King.  He would make traps to catch the sheep so he could eat them.  There were many bad wolves in the jungle but one was the craftiest of them all.  His traps always worked on the sheep as long as there wasn't a shepherd around.

The biggest baddest wolf in all the land had made a trap for the sheep.  He dug a hole in front of the best grass and covered the hole so that the lambs couldn't see it.

The next morning when it was time to eat the sheep went out into the pasture with the shepherd.   The  shepherd went out first before the sheep to check for danger.  He found the trap that the bad wolf had made the day before.  A few of the sheep tried to get to the grass but the Shepherd would take His staff and pull them back.  Otherwise they would eat the forbidden grass and fall into the pit and die. Since the shepherd saw the trap he knew the wolf was nearby so he led the sheep to other green pastures and still water.

But sheep tend to have a mind of their own sometimes.  They tend to go astray.  So just when the Shepherd was not looking a few of the they started waling closer to grass.  A few lambs left the flock.  They went around the corner and saw the grass that looked so good.  One lamb was very close to the grass and she ate it first.  The she invited her husband to come and eat as well.

Adam thought it okay to eat the grass because nothing really bad had happened to his wife Eve for eating the grass.  Adam walked closer to the grass.  Now he was standing straight over the trap.  As Adam ate the grass the trap opened up.  Adam and Eve fell straight down to the bottom of the pit.  The pit was so deep that they both broke their legs.  And even worse than that, both of them hit their bod on a rock, causing their hearts to bleed.  If they did not get help they would soon die.

Messenger birds saw what had happened and quickly flew to he King and told Him what had happened.  King had a plan to save the sheep even though the sheep disobeyed the King and deserved to die.  King decided to be gracious and send His Son to save the sheep from the jaws of the wolf.

The biggest baddest wolf would check his traps daily to see if he trapped any of the sheep.  The wolf was on his way to the trap that Adam and Eve fell into when just at the right time the King sent His Son.

He was wearing both Lamb's and Lion's clothing at the same time!

The sheep were frightened because they disobeyed the King.  So if they saw a Lion then they would be scared.  But if they saw another sheep then they would not be afraid of getting the death they deserved for disobeying the King.

So when the King's son showed up to the pit he appeared to them as a Lamb.    The sheep wondered how He could save them because he was only a Lamb and the pit was deep.  The King's Son knew what they were thinking so he comforted them by letting them know that He was no ordinary Lamb. The sheep heard the voice of the Lamb and trusted Him to save them.

When the Kings Son jumped into the deep pit without getting hurt the sheep stood there in awe because no ordinary sheep could do that.  The sheep still trusted the Lamb to save them so they jumped on his back.

Just then the biggest baddest wolf of them all showed up.  He saw that someone had fallen into his trap.  The wolf was getting excited and happy because he hadn't eaten in a while.  The wolf ran to the edge of the pit.  As he looked in he saw the sheep in the pit.  Two of them were injured but one seemed to be fine.   He could easily jump down and eat them.

The sheep stayed on the back of the Lamb trusting Him to save them as the wolf jumped down into the pit.  The wolf immediately bit the heal of the Lamb.  The Lamb cried out in pain.  The wolf would not let go of the Lamb's leg.

The Kings Son had two sheep on His back and a wolf clamped down on His heel for 3 hours.  Just when it seemed like the Lamb was about to give up He put on Lion's clothing.   The wolf saw the Lion and was scared more than he ever was.  The Lion, still holding the sheep on His back (grace), lifted up his powerful paw and crushed his head (wrath), instantly killing the wolf.

The sheep were overwhelmed with all kinds of emotion but above all they worshiped Him who was, is and always will be both a Lion and a Lamb.



John saw Jesus in Rev. 1:17  John see's Jesus and gets afraid.  Do you think John saw Jesus as a Lamb or a Lion?
After Jesus talked to John How do you think he saw Jesus?

Luke 5:8  Simon Peter wanted Jesus to "Go away..."  Why?     Do you think Peter saw Jesus as a Lamb or Lion?

When God revealed Himself to Moses what was his response in Ex. 34:8?  Do you think Moses saw God as a Lion or Lamb or equally both?




If the lion were a supreme being would it draw out of you love and adoration?

Best Grass=  "good for gaining knowledge"  Eve.

Shepherd not looking= God effectually permitting sin.

"Jumped into the pit"  Put on flesh, under the law
Bitten on the leg=felt the wrath of God and died.