A Plea for Personal Deliverance & Universal Exaltation

The most fulfilling, joyful, and peaceful place to be is in the center of God's will. But it not necessarily the safest. It seems to me that the Bible is full of examples of God's people often—not occasionally—being placed in unsafe, uncomfortable, and dangerous situations. . . . Most prayers in Scripture focus not on the personal safety and benefit of believers but on the power, majesty, testimony, and victory of God over his—and our—enemies. The Lord calls us to obedience in spite of the ‘costs'—not to personal comfort and safety.
—Timothy A. McKeown, missionary to Colombia, South America