With the DVD release of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” I am reminded of C.S. Lewis great exchange between Lucy and Mr. Beaver. Lucy finds out Aslan is a lion and asks, “Is… he safe?” to which Mr. Beaver replies, “Safe? No of course not, but he is good.” Of course, Aslan is an allegory for Jesus Christ. It usually does not take us long to understand that exchange on the basic level. Jesus is not safe.

When you decide to give your life to Jesus as savior and Lord (Phil 3:20) you will learn that life with Him as Lord is not safe (Heb 10:31). That is the easy part. However I think many people fail to fully understand the second part, “He is good.” The problem we have, is that we do not know what “good” is. It is not our job to decide what is good. Good is not defined from our perspective.

I have often heard the question, “How can a loving God…?” The answer to that question is “How could a loving God not…” Almost everything we define as evil is not evil. It is good that we do not understand. Who are we to judge God? (Job 38) We have to understand that God’s economy works differently than our’s.

I do not claim to understand all the ways of God. However, as an example, take the tsunami disaster of almost a year and a half ago. There was such a devestating loss of life and livelyhood. But, if just one soul has been saved as a result, are we able to count the cost?