Being on the Right side


A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side…… (Psa 124:1)


We cannot be presumptuous that God is on our side just because we profess the Lordship of Jesus Christ (Matt 7:21). Being on His side requires something of us, for He is a requiring God. Even Joshua fell into the same situation as many of us do, especially if there is a specific calling or ministry upon our lives or to perform a service ‘unto the Lord’. When asked on which side the Angel with a drawn sword stood, the unexpected answer was ‘Nay’(Josh 5:13-15)! The leader of Israel was immediately made to realize his position not as a leader but as a servant. In the Kingdom of God servanthood is greatness and greatness is servanthood (Luke 22:26). Unfortunately there has been a great push to train up and develop leaders even in Christiandom. Shouldn’t it be the converse since we can’t be greater than our master who Himself was the servant of all? Servanthood is divine meekness that has the potential to inherit the earth and also ‘shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace’ (Matt 5:5, Psa 37:11). No wonder so many people who attend churches are striving today, the heathens will question ‘where is rule of the Prince of Peace?’


What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? (Rom 8:31)


What are the ‘these things’ that Paul was talking about? The qualification that God will be for us are contained in ‘these things’. The preceding verses talks about those called (according to His purpose) and being predestined to be conformed to His Son's image (Rom 8:28-30). Therefore in order for God to be on our side, He has to see a conforming of our total mind, body and spirit to the image of His Son. As natural as a father respond to his son, so does our Heavenly Father to His sons whom He wants to bring unto glory (Heb 2:10). The image of His Son is one of meekness and total submission to His will clearly lived out in Jesus’ ministry on earth as a suffering servant and was obedient unto death (Phil 2:8).


Do we bear any semblance to Jesus Christ? If we do, than we will not carry the cross in our journey of discipleship in lonely despair but with great joy for the hope that is set before us, the crown of life!