If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
I have heard an anecdote that a reporter once asked President Lincoln whether he thought the Lord was on his side. He responded that he was more concerned whether he was on the side of the Lord rather than the Lord on our side. The difference isn’t so subtle. During the Civil War, both sides claimed the side of the Lord, and both sides had some very godly men. It illustrates just how difficult it can be to know the side we are fighting for is God’s side.
I only know one way to know that the Lord is on our side and that we are in His, that is to invest our lives in the cause of Christ as found in the Word of God. If we know the Word and stand upon it, we cannot help but have Him on our side.
There are other causes for which a man may invest himself. Those causes may be more or less worthy. The only one we can be assured is of the Lord is the one we find in the Bible.[1]
[1] James 4:1 (KJV)
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
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