So often we think of God’s saving
grace as something that lifts us out from things that we consider undesirable. I think this is because so many of us only turn to God when things get bad and we feel we cannot handle it ourselves. But this is only half the story. These verses remind us that the
from implies a
to. Being saved is not only deliverance
from “bad things,” it must be also understood as delivered
to an abundance of good.
