One of Hebrew literature’s nouns for salvation (“yeshuwah,” related to the name “Jesus”) comes from a verb root that accents wideness or openness. God’s liberation gives us plenty of room—breathing space, deliverance from our tight anguishes and confining bondages. Moreover, God is continually doing this for us now, not only in a far distant future. Do we recognize his gracious snatching as he rescues us and delivers us from our various enslavements in life?
-- Kent Denlinger
Do we trust Him to do this? This Physician analogy seems a propos, especially from a distance (from a painful thing in our lives). Do we trust Him? ...or, are we more interested in making our own medications.
