The pride scours the landscape for its potential next meal. It lingers undetected, checking the prey for sure signs of weakness. Once confirmed, they close in ever so imperceptibly.
You see, these predators are not really the fastest (cheetah), nor the largest (tiger), from the felidae family. Yet they are considered the king of the beasts - and for a reason. Compared to the other cats, they are the most social. As the tiger hunts alone, the lion is dependent on its pride. The next meal is a result of a well planned sychronized and coordinated attack usually targetting easy prey.
They define easy prey as the injured or the weak, usually lagging behind from the safety of the the herd. The easy prey's isolation may be it's downfall. It's only chance for survival is finding shelter from among its own. Unless it recovers quickly, it will be marked for death as the next meal.
Once the opportunity arises, these lumbering cats go on a final swoop on the already isolated prey. A single bite often proves fatal. It is to be the last breath of the prey, but not the last meal of the predator.
1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Hebrews 3:1–13 (NIV)
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness
Pang NGC!
ReplyDeletethis post gave me the goosebumps.
ReplyDeletextn.. san to?
ReplyDeletenice capture bro.
hehe! di ko po photo yan! nilagyan ko lang to interest the visual people like me who like pictures than words :)
ReplyDeletela lang, share ko lang yan from our office BS :)
Nice entry...
ReplyDeleteAmen!
ReplyDeleteyeah .. hehehe .. i know what you mean by that .. i had my share of being "a useless ting-ting" from "the walis tingting" .. and "nauupos na burning wood separated from the bonfire" .. I know what it's like .. Good thing na lang God is so gracious to snatch me away from my stubbornness and "I-know-I-can-do-this-alone" attitude. The family of God is not there for nothing. And I pray that each one of us could really be a "family" to our brothers and sisters in Christ .. to let the love of God flow through us as we reach out and "see" one another as God sees us. God bless you!
ReplyDelete:-)
ReplyDeleteGoosebumps... a whole lot of them...
ReplyDeleteKei... tingting in a walis tingting... kumain ka kasi, ngwehwehwehwe!!!
Justus!!! Friday!!! :D
one thing to remember though..the lion looks out for the weakest and the isolated among the herds...and then he attacks.
ReplyDeletethat's why we need to be strong in our walk with God and that is why we need others from within our pack to keep us company....that way the roaring lion will remain just that - a roaring lion and nothing more.
God bless us all as we do the work God has entrusted us.
when God's Word awakens us to the spiritual realities around us, it opens our eyes and we are able to see the parallels of Truth all around us. where others may simply see a photo of lion and prey, you saw Scriptural Truth. or, perhaps, you were first meditating on the truth, then found the appropriate picture to birng it to light in a more powerful way.
ReplyDeleteregardless of this, the important thing is that God's Truth and your abilities, in this case for graphics and visuals, came together in an effective presentation of Truth that made it more powerful and captivating for other people to see and grasp.
this is your gift, your "smooth stone" with which you can silence the roar of roaming predators, be they lions...bears...big bad wolves...or giants.
This was shared to us in church - The Battle at Kruger - it is perhaps the best illustration on how the lion can be defeated.
ReplyDeleteIt emphasizes the importance of the church, the fellowship of believers, and how the promise of Christ in Matthew 16:18 that the gates of hell will not prevail against it, be realized in our lives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM