WHO
IS ON THE LORD’S SIDE?
BREAD
25 Moses
saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of
control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies. 26 So he stood at the entrance to
the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord,
come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him. Exodus 32:25-26 (NIV)
14 “Now
fear the Lord and serve him with
all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the
River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
15 But if
serving the Lord seems undesirable
to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the
gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in
whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
Joshua 24:14-15 (NIV)
20 So
Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount
Carmel. 21 Elijah
went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions?
If the Lord is God, follow him;
but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing. 1 Kings 18:20-21 (NIV)
15 “Look,”
said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go
back with her.” 16 But
Ruth replied, “Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you
go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and
your God my God. 17 Where
you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but
death separates you and me.” 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go
with her, she stopped urging her. 19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem.
Ruth 1:15-19 (NIV)
37 “You
are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You
are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for
this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of
truth listens to me.” John 18:37
(NIV)
BUTTER
“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 – Savior, we are Thine.
Not for weight of glory, Not for crown and palm, Enter we the army, Raise
the warrior psalm; But for love that claimeth Lives for whom He died; He whom
Jesus nameth Must be on His side. By Thy
love constraining, By Thy grace divine, We are on the Lord’s side – Savior we
are Thine. Fierce may be the conflict,
Strong may be the foe, But the King’s own army None can overthrow. Round His standard ranging, Victory to
secure, For His truth unchanging Makes the triumph sure. Joyfully enlisting By Thy grace divine, We
are on the Lord’s side – Savior, we are Thine.” Frances R. Havergal
“Which
aspects of your thoughts, priorities and actions declare that you exist for God’s
service and glory?” Francis Chan
“No one has ever
lost out by excessive devotion to Christ.”
H. A. Ironside
“What are
believers saved from? From their former
position under the wrath of God, the dominion of sin, and the power of death;
from their natural condition of being mastered by the world, the flesh and the
devil; from the fears that a sinful life engenders, and from the many vicious
habits that were part of it. How are
believers saved from these things?
Through Christ, and in Christ.
Our salvation involves first, Christ dying for us and second, Christ
living in us and we living in Christ, united with Him in His death and risen
life. This vital union, which is
sustained by the Spirit from the divine side and by faith from our side, and
which is formed in and through our new birth, presupposes covenantal union in
the sense of our eternal election in Christ.”
J I Packer
“Cheered
by the presence of God, I will do at each moment, without anxiety, according to
the strength which He shall give me, the work that His Providence assigns
me. I will leave the rest without
concern; it is not my affair. I ought to
consider the duty to which I am called each day, as the work that God has given
me to do, and to apply myself to it in a manner worthy of His glory, that is to
say, in exactness and peace.” Fenelon
“Inside
the will of God there is no failure.
Outside the will of God there is no success.” Bernard Edinger
“There is no broadminded approach when it comes to entering into the
life that God has for you. God doesn't present you with a variety of doors to
consider. He doesn't say, 'Go ahead and pick the door that looks best to you,
and after you decide, I will support your decision and bless all that you do.'
It is true that God does have a plan and a purpose for your life, but it can
only be entered into through one door. Jesus Christ is that door. There is no
other entrance. There is only one Gospel to believe; only one Truth to embrace;
only one Shepherd to follow; only one Savior to trust; only one Lord to serve;
only one Master to obey.” Roy Lessin
“Do
not let the false delights of a deceptive world deceive you.” Clare of Assisi
HEART
SAVOR
- · I am to fear the Lord and serve Him with all faithfulness.
- · I am not to waver (do a limping dance) between serving God or some idol my own making.
- · Everyone on the side of Truth listens to Jesus Who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
