THERE is no animal, outside of the domestic, more generally known than the wolf, as it is found in every part of the world.
In our picture we see them out on the cold snow hunting for food, and no doubt they will find it very difficult to find any, but we know God takes care of all His creatures in one way or another.
He also has an object in having all these various creatures, although we may not know what the object may be, but we do see this, that He uses their fallen state as lessons for ourselves. And the way in which He takes care of them in the present ruin of creation is very different than the way He will take care of them during the millennial reign of Christ.
The way the wolf is described in Scripture is as ravening and seeking its prey in the evening. It is very destructive among sheep, destroying more than it can eat. This makes the wolf a fit emblem of the wicked, who molest the sheep and lambs of God’s flock, and even creep in among them.
In the millennium (or one thousand years) when the Lord Jesus will reign over the earth, and Satan shall be bound, “The wolf and the lamb will lie down together.” What a change that will be from the present time. At the present, these poor creatures are under Satan’s power, and that is the reason they are ravenous, and when people hate those who belong to the Lord, they are under the power of Satan too. Do you love the Lord’s people?
ML 02/25/1912