In preparation for the men’s backpacking trip to Wyoming later this week, Colony Christian Church Pastor Chase Riebel was inspired by Beniah and his feats in 2 Sam 23:20.
Beniah was one of King David’s Mighty Men who was promoted to captain of David’s bodyguard after chasing a lion into a pit on a snowy day and killing it.
Lions are ferocious and are a threat to people and livestock, Riebel. The Bible describes our enemy, the devil, as prowling like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
As Christians, we need to defeat the lions of temptation and sin that threaten to destroy our lives, he said. Often this requires us to engage in battle in the deep places in our souls during difficult times in our lives, like Beniah’s pit on a snowy day.
How do you defeat a lion when Proverbs 30:30 says that “the lion, king of animals, won’t turn aside for anything”? Put your faith in Jesus, the Lion of the tribe of Judah. The devil is only “like” a lion, but Jesus is the true lion who did not turn aside from the cross, but took on sin and death and rose again in victory, Riebel concluded.
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