Who is on the Lord's side?

then Moses stood in the entrance of the camp, and said, "Whoever is on the LORD's side—come to me!" And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him. – Exodus 32.26

In this world of no absolutes there is a real need. The lines are clear drawn. One good thing about the world being a mess is that there is a clear difference between God’s way and the world’s way.

The problem comes when we, as God’s people, are unclear in where we stand. It happens when we want to live for God, but can’t bear to give up the world. We want one foot in the world and one foot in the Lord.

But we can’t have both. It is God’s way or the world’s way.

Joshua gave the people a choice – choose which God’s you are going to serve. He told them they couldn’t have the Lord and other gods. It had to be one or the other.

Before Elijah’s great contest with the prophets of Baal he asked the people how long they were going to try and go back and forth between God and Baal. ‘If the Lord is God follow Him. If it is Baal then follow him.

Jesus said we can’t serve both god and ‘stuff’ because we are always going to love one and hate the other.

Every time I read these words I am reminded of the great old hymn that asks the searing question ‘who is on the Lord’s side?

Who is on the Lord’s side?

Who will serve the King?

Who will be His helpers,

Other lives to bring?

Who will leave the world’s side?

Who will face the foe?

Who is on the Lord’s side?

Who for Him will go?

By Thy grand redemption,

By Thy grace divine,

We are on the Lord’s side;

Saviour, we are Thine.

Are we on the Lord’s side? Will we boldly declare and demonstrate it by giving God our bodies as living sacrifices to Him?