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Of
Course He Isn't Safe
I
ran across this quote in my reading today (below, in blue font).
Then I pondered what God tells us in the scriptures about this
subject. How well this applies to we who are redeemed by the
blood of our Savior and are called to wage war (with
unconventional weapons) for the Kingdom.
"Those who would
give up essential liberty to purchase a little
Liberty -- Now
the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is liberty.
Temporary Safety -- For you yourselves know
full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief
in the night. While they are saying, "Peace and safety!" then
destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a
woman with child, and they will not escape. 1 Thess 5:2-3
The Battle -- Fight the good fight of faith;
take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you
made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1
Tim 6:12
The Weapons -- For the weapons of our warfare
are not fleshly but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself
against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ. 2 Cor 10:3-4
In the end, as I reflected on the journey upon which we as
Christians find ourselves I was reminded of Jesus, the Lion of
the Tribe of Judah (see attachment), and C. S. Lewis' The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. In Lewis' narrative, Mrs.
Beaver in Narnia tells the children about Aslan:
"Is -- is he a man?" asked Lucy.
"Aslan a man!" said Mr. Beaver
sternly. "Certainly not. I tell you he is the King of wood and
the son of the great Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea. Don't you know who
is the King of the Beasts? Aslan is a lion -- the Lion, the
great Lion."
"Ooh," said Susan, "I thought he was
a man. Is he -- quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about
meeting a lion."
"That you will, dearie, and make no
mistake," said Mrs. Beaver, "if there's anyone who can appear
before Aslan without their knees knocking, they're either braver
than most or else silly."
"Then he isn't safe?" said Lucy.
"Safe?" said Mr. Beaver, "don't you
hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe?
Of course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell
you."
It is abundantly clear to me that God did not call us to a life
of 'peace and safety.' Over the years it has proven to
be anything but; rather, while the peace reigns in our hearts it
seems we are involved in daily skirmishes along with our share
of major battles.
Better to be hidden in He who "... isn't safe. But he's good
..."
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