Who Is On the Lord's Side?

Exodus 32:26  Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. 

The Church in the wilderness had come to a time that their patience had been exhausted. They were in the midst of the wilderness, not knowing the ways of the God that had thus far led them. The prophet that had led them was delayed as he sought to receive the ordinances upon which their lives will be guided.  

They turned to their high priest, who was to provide direction in the absence of Moses the man of God, and presented him with a request. They asked for a god that will go before them! Why a God and not a man? It was the man, Moses that led them that was being delayed, so a man should have been requested for and not a god. This request may seem strange to us now but when you consider it, in the light of the experience of these people, then you will understand why they asked for a god to replace a man.

You see these people understood that what made Moses, the man, special was the backing he received from God. They knew that the man was helpless, without the backing of God! They had come to understand that to make it out of the wilderness, given the situations they had faced earlier, they needed more than a man to guarantee their safe passage. Something or some being must accompany them. They needed more than leadership skills to lead them, because when the going gets tough it could only be helped by the god that went with them.

Today, the Church, and to an extent the world around us, are faced with the similar circumstances.

A hunger for reality grips the heart of men, so much so, that many turn to tarot cards, horoscopes, and the occult to offer them the required direction for their lives.

In the light of the hunger in the hearts of men, all platforms that claim to have the ability to inter-phase with the spiritual realm are now prime targets to be overrun by devil. The worst of this is that the church is not exempted from the gaze of the enemy. He sends strong delusions that cause men to believe a lie, sponsors men who are motivated by material gain and empowers some who have come upon the scene with lying wonders (men like the magicians of Egypt who withstood Moses by recreating some of the miracles God did through him) to the work of preaching the gospel. Men who are supposed to stand for truth are now the very ones, who like Aaron, are presenting the idol to replace the true God. 

The word of God is being fragmented to satisfy the itching ears of men and a “Cross-less” Gospel takes the centre stage. A gospel that is full of funfair but no warfare. This gospel makes perpetual babies of believers, never allowing for men to come to maturity.  This other gospel speaks good news without responsibility. It speaks blessings without any commitment to the one that blesses.  It speaks inheritance without any need for loyalty. Hence a prodigal generation is raised. A generation that will embark on a “far” journey away from the Father, as soon as, they collect their own portion of the inheritance.

Under these conditions, a cry rises like it did for the church in the wilderness, ‘who is on the Lord’s side?!’ Who seeks to go against the tide and stand for the true God? Who will pledge allegiance to God in the face of the worse trials or in the greatest prosperity? Who will stand for God in a time such as this.

God seeks for men who will stand by the truth of His word and proclaim it faithfully. These men knowing that their first audience is God will speak to represent all that God has laid in their hearts no matter who else may be offended. Men who have learnt to birth the purposes of God in prayer and whose every waking moment is to live for God’s glory.  Who take sides with the truth of the word of God and now live by its dictates, no matter how painful it may be. God seeks for the men who have learnt to chart the course of their lives by his Spirit and will follow the lamb wherever he goes.

Will Heaven find such men in us?

Who is on the Lord’s side?