THE RIGHT SIDE
Exodus 32:26
And Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, who is the LORDS side? Let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
Being on the wrong side of life is very dangerous. Many things go wrong when you are not in the right place. The scripture in john 21:1-6 about the disciple's encounter with the resurrected Jesus at the sea of Tiberias. They toiled throughout the night and caught nothing. When Jesus came to them, they did not recognize Him. Jesus teased them and asked "Children, have ye any meat?" The answer was obviously negative.
When you are not where you should be, you are on the wrong side and this can bring untold sorrow and lack.
The compassionate Jesus then issued a directive that they should throw their net on the "right side" of the ship for a catch. Amazingly, they caught a multitude of fishes. One lesson we must learn from this story is that every child of God must find out which is the right side to be. In Genesis, we read about the wrong side lot went to when he separated himself from Abraham.
" And lot lifted up his eyes, and behold all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan, and lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other." Gen 13:10-11
Lot greedily chose the land that seemed good for his flock without considering his elder uncle who gave him the option to choose first.
Unfortunately, it was the wrong side; it was a place that was marked for destruction, after Lot had become " successful", the iniquit of that Land brought total destruction upon it and lot took nothing out of the land. As a matter of fact, he lost his wife in the land.
" Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; And he overthrow those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. But his wife looked back from behind, and she became a pillar of salt. Gen 19:24-26.
Beloved, the side of the Lord is the right side. Jesus said; "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest". Come to the Lord's side today and He will prosper you and give you all- round rest as He has promised.
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