The Pride

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” – Hebrews 10:25 (NKJV)

Are you a loner or a joiner?  Are you a part of pride?  How committed are you to your pride?

Lions are not necessarily the strongest or the largest beast in the animal kingdom but they are viewed by all as the king of the jungle. A lion’s kingly status is partially due to it being a member of a pride.  A pride is a group of lions including up to three or four males, a dozen or so females, and their young. Lions in a pride look out for each other with the male providing security while the female takes care of the hunt.  The structure of a pride ensures that lions maintain their status as king of the jungle. They also always have the necessary provision and are protected from other predators. Very few animals in the animal kingdom have this type of advanced social structure that ensures its continued survival and dominance.  Even the king of the jungle needs his community to survive. Lions who stray away from the pride face danger.  There are several benefits to Lion’s pride:

1. Mutual protection – Lions in a pride look out for each other and ensure that their young and vulnerable are secured against other predators.
2. Provision – Lions hunt as a group, taking on larger animals than themselves.
3. Community – Lions sleep and move in groups, enjoying mutual protection.  The female lions even feed each other young.
4. Fun – Young lions are often found playing with each other without care and concerns under the safe protection of the pride
5. Shared responsibility – Lions within a pride have shared responsibility with the male serving as protector and the female as the hunter.  

Like lions we were never meant to go through life alone, we all have to be a part of a pride if we are to survive and fulfill the purpose God created for us. To ensure that we can fulfill this purpose and stay protected, the writer of Hebrews encouraged us not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together as in the manner of some.

Our sovereign King, the Lion of Judah, prayed to His Father that we be one – “a pride” as He and the Father are one so the world would know that we are His disciples. Deuteronomy 32:30 says one can put a thousand a flight but two can put ten thousand. Ecclesiastes 4:12 tells us that though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand themselves and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Do you have pride and are you committed to them?  

For Biblical Entrepreneurs and Kingdom Business Stewards our Pride starts with our family, our church community, our business community, and the body of Christ.  Our pride ensures our dominance as children of God, our safety in times of trouble, and our community as we journey through life.

My prayer for you is that God will give you the wisdom to nurture your pride and the grace to collaborate together for the glory of God.