The Lion Who Isn't Safe

In C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, there is a moment that stops readers in their tracks. The Pevensie children have just learned that Aslan — the great King of Narnia — is a lion. Susan, understandably nervous, asks Mr. Beaver a simple question: "Is he quite safe?"

Mr. Beaver's answer has echoed through decades of readers' hearts: "Safe? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you."

That single exchange captures something we struggle with every day in our walk with God. We want a safe faith — predictable, comfortable, neatly contained within the boundaries of our planning. We want to trust the Almighty, but only if He agrees to stay within the lines we have drawn.

Yet the God of Scripture is not safe by our standards. He called Abraham to leave everything familiar. He led Israel through a wilderness, not around it. He asked Mary to carry a promise that would invite scandal before it brought salvation.

But He is good. Deeply, relentlessly, sacrificially good.

Trust does not require safety. It requires goodness. And the Holy One has proven His goodness at the cost of a cross.

This week, where is God asking you to follow Him into something that is not safe — but is undeniably good?