Cartoonology

Cartoonology. There is great theology in cartoons and comics.

Safety is something we all desire and according to experts, it is something every child needs to be assured of in order to be whole and healthy. Although we highly desire it, we often ignore safety. My first automobile accident without a seat belt was enough to convince me never to drive without it again.

God is in the safety business. Noah and his family were provided safety when God instructed him to build the ark, which would later save them from the worldwide flood and God’s judgment to come (Genesis 6:13-21). Moses was placed in the ark of bulrushes when Pharaoh planned to kill all of the mail newborns, which provided safety for him in the Nile River (Exodus 2:1-10). Later on, Moses was instructed to build the Ark of the Covenant, which was to be a holy vessel of God and a symbol of God’s presence and protection for His people (Exodus 25:1-22). It would contain the Ten Commandments, manna and the rod of Aaron. The priests stood in the waters of the Jordan bearing the Ark of the Covenant as the people prepared to cross over on dry land to begin their conquest of Canaan (Joshua 3). It would serve to remind them of their earlier crossing of the Red Sea and of God’s covenant relationship with them.

The New Testament describes the salvation provided by Jesus as an element of safety as well.

1 Thessalonians 5:6-10 (NKJV)
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.
8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.

Jesus became our ark of safety through His death, burial and resurrection. This provides the greatest safety of all, safety from the consequences of sin, which is eternal death.

Romans 6:23 (NKJV)
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

While the entire world around us reeks with danger and threatenings, you and I can live with great peace of mind because of the safety we have in Christ. What great assurance! 02-21-09

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