The Perils of Passivity

Some have made deliverance their ultimate goal in life. Deliverance is not a final goal, it is only a sub-goal on the way to fulfill God's purpose in life. Deliverance is no more the goal for us than for the children of Israel escaping their bondage in Egypt. God said to Pharaoh, "Let my people go that they may serve Me..." (Exod. 7:16). There was a purpose for Israel beyond their escape from bondage, and there is a purpose in God for each of us - and it is not passivity!

We have observed...