Unexpected ways...

[sinbearer]

In Prince Caspian I think the Pevensie children and Reepicheep show how God anwers our prayers in unexepected ways someimes. When Queen Susan’s horn is sounded, Trumpkin assumes that the call will bring great warriors, not children or heaven forebid… mice! How in Narnia will such a desperate war be won with such puny reinforcements?

That brings to mind several texts I’ve memorized:
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. ( Isaiah 55:8)
"But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong."(1Corinthians 1:27)
“Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit…” (Zechariah 6:2)
"I can do everything in [Christ] who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:1)

The children already know from previous experience that Aslan is not a “safe” lion. They have also learned that he is not predictable or controllable. The air of Narnia “works” on the children enabling them to “mature” again into “adults”—and strengthening them for the task to which they have been called.

In this unconventional way Aslan wins the battle for Narnia and in the same way I think He wins the battle in our world.

Did any examples of Aslan’s unconventional ways in Narnia jump out at you? I like to hear your thoughts….

[highkingpeter]

I like what you are saying here, Sinbearer, and it bears looking into. The first thing I thought of was HaHB, where Aslan appears as a lion to guide Shasta and Bree on their journey, even bringing the children and horses together. He could have just appeared to them and told them what to do, but he went about it in a way that challenged the children and taught them important lessons about themselves and others.

[sinbearer]

It is the same way in every on of the books on Narnia. Aslan can't be nailed down. It reminds me of Isaiah 55:8-9
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."

God's kingdom is upside down and backwards from the way we would think it should be. Remember in The Last Battle how things got bigger as you went in? Hmmmmm.....we would think think the layers of the onion would get smaller as you go in.

That's just what we would think though....Aslan is not predictable!