day no. 15,896: to be saved is to be saved out from

This Man receiveth sinners -- Luke 15:2

“‘This Man receiveth sinners;’ not, however, that they may remain sinners, but he receives them that he may pardon their sins, justify their persons, cleanse their hearts by his purifying word, preserve their souls by the indwelling of the Holy Ghost, and enable them to serve him, to show forth his praise, and to have communion with him. Into his heart's love he receives sinners, takes them from the dunghill, and wears them as jewels in his crown; plucks them as brands from the burning, and preserves them as costly monuments of his mercy.... This fact is still most sure this evening, He is still receiving sinners: would to God sinners would receive Him.“ — C.H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

God does not save people by leaving them where they are. He welcomes all to come as they are, but suffers none to stay as they are. To be saved is to be saved out from. If you do not want to budge from where you feel like you belong, you cannot be surprised that you are not saved out from where you currently are. 

Jude 1:20-23
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.

God does not snatch sinners from the fire by leaving them in the fire. God does not protect branches from burning by letting them burn. You cannot beg God to pull you from the flames and then complain that you can no longer smell the smoke. To be saved from sin is to plucked out from it and separated from it. Sin is separation. It separates people from God, from each other and from themselves. God desires us to be separate, therefore, from sin. There will be separation. It is inescapable. You will be separated from something. Will it be God, your neighbor and your reflection in the mirror or will it be from sin?