When The Lord Is On Your Side

In life I’ve had my share of up’s and down. I’ve had my share of let downs, by family, friends and even constituents. But through it all I’m glad to know that when others have let me down, that’s when I know that the Lord is on my side.

How many of you can make that declaration this morning that you know that you know that the Lord is on your side? On this lot this morning I want to remind you, reassure you, I want to repeat, reiterate, restate and recap that the Lord is on your side.

I want to give you hope that when you leave this lot in your car, and enter into the restaurants, your homes, and even your beds, that you to leave here today saying, I’m shouting the victory because, I now know that when I’m going through I still have the Lord is on my side, honk your horns if the Lord is on your side. Let me remind someone that needs to know, that Lord has never left you, he has never forsook you, and that he hasn’t given up on you, and he want you to know from the Word of the scripture, that all things work together for the good of them that love the God, to them who are called according to his purpose.

When we read the scripture it said in Deuteronomy 20:1-4

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and

seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; 4 For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

This book of Deuteronomy chapter twenty gives us the ethical morals about warfare for the people of God. It gives us the vital directives about their behavior, their demeanor and their conduct during a battle.

If you look at this passage you see that God not only told them how to dress, but he also told them to separate themselves from the world. Also, he instructed them that this is how you are to act, and this is how you are to think when you are going to war. In other words he said, I don’t want my people being scared, frightened, or to even show fear, when your in battle, but instead this is how you conduct yourself in battle.

In the text we see that the Israelites are conquering the promise land at this time and God promises them that he will be with them, his presence will be with them, and that they will have with victory only if they will obey his instructions, his orders and his directions. Listen at what he said. He said when you go to battle and when you see that the enemy has more horses, more chariots, and more people, don’t be afraid because I am with you.

What God is saying is don’t let your heart faint, don’t fall by the wayside, don’t tuck your tail and run, don’t fear, don’t tremble and don’t be terrified because of your enemy. But remember that the Lord your God is he is with you, to fight for you and to save you.

God wants someone here today to know today that he will be with you.

You don’t have to: fear¸ shake¸ shiver, or quiver, because God is on your side. He’s going to walk with you, fight for you and he will cause you to be victorious.

It doesn’t matter who’s against you.

It doesn’t matter who don’t like you.

It doesn’t matter what the odds are.

It doesn’t matter if the conditions seem impossible.

It doesn’t matter if it looks despairing.

It doesn’t matter if the condition or the state of affairs are greater than you are. Just know that when you have the Lord is on your side, you have a winning combination.

Back it up with the WORD PASTOR!!!!

Romans 8:31 says what shall we say to these things? If God be for us who can be against us?

Now when it says if God be for us it is not talking about a strategic position, because God has always been before us, and he is behind us on the left side and on the right side. He is all around us. He never leaves us or forsakes us. He’s always there.