Who Is On The LORD's Side?

Exodus 32:22-27, “And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. For they said unto me, Make us gods, which 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. And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off.  So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) 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. And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.”

I am often reminded of this passage of Scripture. We read in Romans 15:4, “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” Dear friend, God gave us His Word to give us hope and comfort through the promises of the inspired Scriptures. As we read the many biographies of God's children throughout centuries past in the Old Testament, and they wicked alike, we are given a privileged look at their lives before, during and after their time on earth, and how those who walked by faith in Christ came forth of them all.

By the way, that is what the Scripture means in Isaiah 28:16, Romans 9:33 and Romans 10:11, “For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.” In other words, you will never regret putting your trust in Jesus Christ.

In our text passage of Scripture, Aaron (Moses' blood brother) had succumbed to the Hebrew's request for him to make unto them idols (false gods). Aaron was very carnal and foolish to give into their wicked desires. Aaron wickedly melted a golden-calf for the people and they sinfully worshipped it. When Joshua heard the rock music in the camp, he called it the sound of war. When Moses came down from the mountain with the Ten Commandments, he saw the people butt-naked, dancing shamefully around a golden calf. Moses was a godly man and he became very angry.

Aaron was such a liar! When his brother Moses asked him what wickedness he had done, Aaron said: “Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.” Right! Aaron said he tossed all their golden jewelry into the fire and magically a golden calf just came out. Are you buying that? Moses sure didn't! Golden calves don't just suddenly form and appear, someone shaped and made it that way on purpose to worship it instead of their Creator and eternal Deliverer, God.

I love what Moses said to the people in Exodus 32:26b, “Who is on the LORD's side? let him come unto me.” I humbly believe this is where Joshua found the inspiration to say to the Hebrew people in Joshua 24:15, “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Whose side are you on dear reader?

There are tens of millions of worldly Christians in this world, few of which attend church regularly, but if given an ultimatum to choose sides they would instantly come over to the LORD's side, because they are saved. I believe that with all my heart. Many Christian women today wear their ungodly pants in public, behaving like the wicked Jews who gleefully danced naked around the camp in Moses' absence, but they haven't sunk as far spiritually to worship the golden calf. Many Christian men look at dirty computer images that no human eye should ever see, except to whom one is legally married. The sad truth is that most Christians today are already half way to the worldly camp that shocked Moses.

I am on the LORD's side! I settled that a very long, long, time ago in my Christian life. I have never claimed to be a good Christian. I do not think I am. But God knows I work day and night on my website ministry because I love Jesus, my God, Lord, Friend and Savior. There is a “cause,” as David asked his brother in 1st Samuel 17:29. I work hard while I still can. John 9:4, “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” We are all living in borrowed time from God, our faithful and good Creator.

Jesus is precious!!!