The Lord’s Side

"Who is on the LORD’s side?" (Exod.32:26)

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 call of mercy,
by Thy grace Divine,
We are on the Lord’s side;
Saviour, we are Thine.

There are 2 sides to every issue in life. Which side we take reveals character. We can either build up or destroy. We can be peacemakers or creators of strife; honest or crooked, merciful or tyrannical. Though many can affect a compromise there are only two sides, right and wrong, good and evil. Our days may run smoothly for a period but sooner or later we will be faced with the challenge, "Which side are you on?". The question will have to be answered and on the answer a great deal depends. Knowledge has increased in all fields and a fight goes on in the mind of man.

Critics of the Bible and of Christianity are wearing down the faith of many. The seeds of doubt have been sown. Love of pleasure replaces love of God. The soul of man is satisfied with good living and feels no need of God. He needs neither guidance, assistance, consolation or heart‑ease. The desire to worship eases, standards fall and man drifts away on a careless tide, heedless of danger, his attention distracted by the crazes of the day. Religion for the most part is formal and confused but still the challenge is ringing clearly and will be answered.

Who, in the midst of a faithless age, when belief in God is considered old fashioned, will take his side and serve him in spirit and in truth? Who in these days of doubt will say, "I believe with all my heart in the living God and in Christ as my Saviour?" Who in this age of moral dissipation and profanity will hold aloft the standard of justice and purity? Who in an age of general enlightenment will combat the foes of willing ignorance who daily disparage the Word of God and all it stands for?

It is not easy to back a losing cause, to stand steadfastly in your place while thousands fall to doubt and disbelief, to hold aloft the standard of truth and righteousness, when so many desert the field; to remain confident in the glorious outcome, the final victory of God over evil, darkness and indifference when everything seems to be against it. There is an ineffable joy in being on the right side. "The joy of the Lord" shall be the strength of all who enlist in his cause.

Bible Study Monthly, November/December ‘79