Where Do You Stand?
by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
“And it
came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes
and looked and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his
sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went unto him, and said unto him.
Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as
captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his
face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my
Lord unto his servant?” (Josh. 5:13,14).
God had
appointed Joshua to lead the people of Israel into the land of
Canaan. It was just before the battle of Jericho that the great
leader looked up to see a man with a drawn sword facing him. His
sudden appearance must have startled Joshua, but he showed no trace
of fear — not Joshua!
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question was not whose side was the angel of God on, but whose side
was Joshua on! Was he himself in harmony with God’s will?
What a
lesson to learn! In the constant battle over truth and error there is
a tendency for Christians to demand of other Christians: “Whose
side are you on? Are you for us or for our adversaries?”
If this is
as far as we have gotten in our service for the Lord we still have
much to learn, for the great question is not: “Are you on my side?”
but “Am I on God’s side?”
God’s
truth will prevail. His purposes will be carried out, and even though
we might be on the side of the most powerful and influential of men,
we will surely be driven to defeat if we are not in harmony with
God’s Word and will.
Should we not all fall on our faces
with Joshua, then, and ask: “What saith my Lord unto His servant?”
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