"This Aslan.....is he safe?"

My boss made me do a little reading on "Song of Songs" in preparation for some syllabus planning...and this was part of a chpter i had to read. It took me by surprise...with the simplicity of its point and the impact it made.

It really reveals to us, that in spite of all our glossy, impressive veneers, there are some basic fears and insecurities that haunt us all. At the core of our humanity, we are just like little children who need to know that we are loved, and will be kept safe.

And there is only ONE...who can fulfil those needs unfailingly.

p/s: i love the "Chronicles of Narnia" parallel!:)

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(Taken from "Bridal Intercession- Authority in Prayer through Intimacy with Jesus" by Gary Wiens)

In the life of every believer comes a time that is often very disconcerting. It is the time when the Holy Spirit chooses to reveal to us that the Lover of our souls and the King of the universe are one and the same Person. We are gripped by a sense of awe and wonder that it is pleasant and exhilarating on one hand yet terrifying on the other, because we begin to see the implications of intimacy with this Man, Christ Jesus.

In C.S Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", there is a delightful section in which one of the citizens of Narnia, Mr. Beaver, is leading the newcomers (children from England, who will one day rule in the Kingdom of Narnia) to meet Aslan the Lion, the Christ-figure in the story. As they approach the place where they will meet him, the children begin to experience feelings of holy dread and numinous, which cause them to tremble with appropriate fear. One of the children asks Mr Beaver a question that capsulates the fears that well up in any human soul when confronted by that which transcends us: "This Aslan--is he safe?"

That's the question, isn't it? Part of us wants to experience an exhilarating love, but at the same time we want to know that it's safe to go there, especially in an era when adventuresome romance is so frequently unsafe.

Mr Beaver's answer shines with the wisdom of the ages, the understanding of one who has walked with the Lord for long years:
"Safe? No one has said anything abt safe. But he's good! He's the king, I tell you!" It is because of the reality of God's goodness that we can have confidence as we approach Him, knowing that wherever He may lead us, we are ultimately safe. We begin to be confident about ultimate things, that no matter what we may encounter, our eternal well-being is a settled issue.