Who Is On The Lord’s Side

Who is on the Lord’s Side

By

Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr.

OPENING: - We are living in perilous times; we have enemies that we thought were defeated long ago are rising once again. Demonic forces are making their presences known in greater ways in our communities, our schools, and our families. Our political arena is more corrupt than it has even been, wrong is called right and right is called wrong. Republicans are against the Democrats, the Democrats are against the Republicans, Laws are being made and passed trying to appease ungodly, while many people are criticized and ostracized for standing on their morals and trying to live just a basically morally respectful life.

Demonic ideas and agendas are being pushed by the television and news media. Schools are pushing evil and perverted agendas while parents are left out in the dark. Every corner of the world is affected by the sinless and immoral lives that many are living. The most Holy place on earth host the largest ungodly festivals in the world while sin is ignored.

There is the desire in the world for people to compromise their beliefs, to lower or disregard their standards and live life against the Will and Word of God. Religions are preaching a unholy gospel trying to get along with a sinful world attempting to have peace and get along with Ungodliness. They say we are all one, and we all serve the same God, but in different ways, and all the different ways and means are equally acceptable unto the Lord. That’s a lie straight out of the mouth of Satan. The only way we are truly on the same side, is if we are all on the Lord’s side.

When there is a clash of interest rather it’s sports, politics, food or religion people must take sides.

The question is like Moses said Who is on the Lord’s side.

PRAYER: -

SCRIPTURE: - 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”.

BACKGROUND: - Moses had be up on the Mount of God - Mount Sinai where he receives the Ten Commandments. He had been up on the mount for forty days and nights. During this time the people began to doubt, grumble, and complain and turned to Aaron and wanted to have idols made to worship saying these shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. Verse 8 says, “They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt”. They worshipped, dance, and were naked in front of the golden calf and Moses was angry for they had sinned against God. He was ready to pronounce judgment of the people for sinning against God when he said verse 26 “Who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him”. There was a clash of interest and sides had to be taken.

Today amongst all the sin, degradation, unholiness, wretched, perverse, ungodliness, corrupt, nefarious, evil, hateful, immoral interest in the world the clarion cry is still Who is on the Lord’s side.

What does it mean to be on the Lord's side?

To be on the Lord’s side means you stand with and for righteousness, you like what He likes and hate what He hates Hebrews 1:9 says, “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows”.

It means you are committed to doing the will of the Lord – Matthew 7:21 says, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven”.

It means to do everything to glorify God 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God”.

You strive to live holy because you understand the Holiness without no man shall see the Lord - Hebrews 12:14.

It means we have received salvation. You have decided to reject the world and accepted Jesus has your Lord and Savior. You have understood John 3:3,5-7 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again”. You done Acts 2:38 which says, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”. You did Romans 10:9-11 says, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed”.