The Horns On The Lamb

Pondering Jesus and his relationship to and with the Holy Spirit (spoken of in these next passages as the 'seven Spirits of God')

" '...behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David'... And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth." - Revelation 5:5b & 6 ESV

"There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked." - Isaiah 11:1-4 ESV

Horns always speak of power in the scripture. These seven manifestations of the anointing have become horns on this fully grown lamb. He is the master of all the manifestations of God's life.

Yes, Jesus walked as a gentle carpenter on this Earth. He emptied Himself to fully identify with mankind and die as a lamb on Passover as a sacrifice for sin but now He Is a King. That lamb is now fully grown. The work of salvation is finished and He has come into His own.

His horns are our heritage. Wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, fear (awe) and joy derived from sensing God in awe belong to those who are hidden in Christ.

We each have individual 'ministries' because the Spirit anoints us at different times and in different ways that represent executions of God plan and expressions of His mood in the moment.

Jesus is the ultimate manifestation of ministry. We are His body now in the world. We are His hands and feet. His horns represent the power that we operate in as we lift Him up.

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The Messiah In Isaiah Chapter 50

I am listening to Isaiah 50 this morning. The Messiah is speaking...

"The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not backward. I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting. But the Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame. He who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me. Behold, the Lord GOD helps me; who will declare me guilty? Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them up. Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God. Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who equip yourselves with burning torches! Walk by the light of your fire, and by the torches that you have kindled! This you have from my hand: you shall lie down in torment." - Isaiah 50:5-11 ESV

There is so much here!

The voice of reason is right there. Jesus is the lamb of God (John 1:29, 36) and the Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Revelation 5:5).

I don't want to say much. I just want to go phrase by phrase and let His logic and heart attitude wash over me.

The mind of The Lamb. The courage of The Lion.

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