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HOLINESS
ANGUS BUCHAN
Holiness is the end product of obedience. When we are down on the ground and as he laid down all of a sudden,
holy people we are obedient people. The one cannot work these lions changed their attitude in an instant from being
without the other. If we look at The Book of Job 28:28 (NKJV) passive, quiet, loving lions to becoming very intense and
The Bible says, “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, saw him as prey. They probably would have killed him if
And to depart from evil is understanding.” The fear of God there wasn’t a fence between them.
means to respect God.
CS Lewis who wrote the book, ‘The Lion (representing Je-
My wife Jill and I have just returned from the Kruger Na- sus), the Witch (representing the devil) and the Wardrobe’
tional Park where we had a beautiful break together and said of the Lion: “He is not a tame lion…But a good One.”
God spoke to us much through His creation, especially the
wild animals. The Bible tells us that our God is a consuming fire (Hebrews
12:29) and in Hebrews 12:14 (NKJV) the Lord says, “Pursue
We had the privilege of seeing two male lions and two peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one
female lions. These lions are in captivity, but were placed will see the Lord.” We really need to start respecting our God
in a large enclosure. The young game ranger that man- much more in the church today. It concerns me deeply
ages them has looked after them since they were cubs. He when I see the lack of reverence for our Almighty God. He
patted them through the bonox fence and he said to me, is not; ‘my China,’ ‘my buddy,’ ‘cool dude,’ ‘a big boss or the
“Oom Angus I want to show you something.” These lions man upstairs.’ He is Almighty God and John 1:1 says that
clearly loved him and were purring as they were rubbing He created Heaven and Earth with one Word. He is a good
up against the fence next to him. He then proceeded to lie God, but not a God to become familiar with. The way you
