Whose Side Is God On?

In America...It’s become a political reflex…

At the end of speeches...Debates...

And press conferences…

To close with three familiar words…

"God bless America."...

Whether Republican…Or Democrat…Conservative…

Or liberal…They all say it....

Not because they’re always living by God's Word...

But because they want to give the appearance…

That God is…Somehow…On their side....

And not only on their side…But that He condones…

Or agrees…With whatever it is…That they subscribe to…

But I wonder...Do they really mean it…As a prayer?...

Or is it a presumption?...

Do they…And we…By association…

Believe that we are uniquely…Singly…

Entitled to God's blessing?...

Do we assume that because we’re powerful…

Wealthy…Or patriotic…

That we automatically have God's stamp of approval?...

It’s as if we think God waves our flag…Sings our anthem…

And sits in our voting booths...

But here’s the truth…As quiet as it’s kept…

God is not an American…. God is not a Democrat...

God is not a Republican…

And this is gonna shock you…God is not even Baptist...

Instead…God is Holy…He is divine…He is sovereign…

And He is righteous…

And… In case you didn’t know…

He does not submit…Or ascribe…

To our politics…Or our preferences....

I’ll say it...

"God Is Not an American"...

He is not waving stars and stripes...

From heaven’s throne...

He is not partial to red states...Or blue states...

And He is not sitting in the White House...

Nor is He campaigning for your vote...

O no...

God is not a Democrat...

He doesn’t run on platforms...Crafted by public opinion...

He doesn’t shift positions...

Based on the latest poll numbers...

He doesn’t cater to special interest groups...

Or align with liberal agendas...Just to win favor...

I’ll say it again...

God is not a Republican...

He doesn’t legislate righteousness...Through human law...

He cannot be boxed into conservative...Talking points...

O No...

His commandments were written in stone...

Not on party platforms...

And brace yourself...

God is not even Baptist...

He’s not Methodist...Pentecostal...

Catholic...Or non-denominational...

He doesn’t belong to our denominations...

We belong to His...

Because God…Is Holy...

He’s utterly...Set apart...Perfect...In all His ways...

He is Divine...Without beginning...And...Without end...

He’s not formed by human hands...

He is Sovereign...

Ruling over heaven...And earth...

With absolute...Authority...

He is Righteous...And never wrong...

Never partial...Never corrupt...

Let’s be clear...

God does not submit to our politics…

He defines what is just...He defines what is right...

He defines...Who gets blessed...And who doesn’t...

God does not align with our preferences…

Instead...He demands holiness...

God is not swayed by the left...Or the right...

He sits high...And looks low...

He is not a part of OUR movement...

Instead...We’re supposed to be part...Of His kingdom...

So before we ask...

“IS GOD ON OUR SIDE?”...

We SHOULD ask...

“ARE WE ON GOD'S SIDE?”...

Like Joshua...

Standing before the Commander of the Lord’s army...

We must learn to stop assuming...

That God is somehow obligated to fit into our categories...

Instead...

We must fall on our faces...Take off our sandals...

And recognize the holy ground...Of His presence...

Let’s not reduce God...

To our political identities...Or cultural boundaries...

Let us exalt Him as Lord of all nations...

King of all kings...And the one...And only true...Wise God...

"Don't Reduce God...Exalt Him!!!

Let’s not reduce God…To the color of a flag...

To the name of a party...To the sound of a chant...

To the confines of a culture...

To the image of a man-made agenda...

He is not a mascot for our movements...

He is not a silent partner in our politics...

He is not an accessory to our ideologies...

No...

God is not a reflection of us...

We are called to be the reflection of Him!...

Let’s not shrink the infinite…

To fit the frame of our finite understanding...

Let’s not rebrand the Creator…

To match the opinions...Of His creation...

God transcends every category...

Not just American...

He is the God of every tribe...

Every tongue...And every nation...

Not just conservative...Or progressive...

But eternally righteous...And just...

So let us lift Him high…

As Lord of all nations...

The One who sets kings up...And brings rulers down...

Let us exalt Him…Above red and blue…

Above right and left...

Above what’s popular…Above what’s political...

Let us declare boldly in our lives...And pulpits...

Our God is not a partisan God...He is a Holy God...

He doesn’t take sides...He takes over...

He doesn’t conform...Instead...He transforms....

If we ever find ourselves...Making God look just like us...

It’s a sign we’ve stopped worshiping God…

And started worshiping ourselves...

So today...Let the church rise up...And exalt Him...

Not as a symbol to support our causes...

But as the Sovereign Lord...

Who causes all things...To work together...For His glory...

So…The real question ISN’T…"Is God on our side?"…

No…The real question is…"Are we on God’s side?"...

This is not a political question….

It’s a spiritual one…

It’s not about borders or ballots…

It’s about obedience…And alignment…

Obedience and alignment…With the will of God...