Who’s side are you on?
“You will all fall away because of me…” (Matt 26:31). To fall away might mean to stumble, desert, be repelled, be offended, refuse to believe. Close to the end of the journey, deep friendships were about to be tested, torn apart. God will act in ways that are contrary to our expectations, beliefs, and human nature. We risk abandoning God at these times. Our ignorance and delusion lead us to reject God though we think we are actually following God. We risk following an idol unawares. We are susceptible to this error especially in this North American culture when we affirm consumerism, prosperity, nationalism, democracy, capitalism, racism, religiosity, and christianityism. God is on the side of the poor, alien, widow, orphan, sick, incarcerated, the person on the other side of the lake, the wrong side of town, the other side of the tracks, the powerless, oppressed, disadvantaged, and even or maybe most of all, the enemy. Who’s side are you on?
Tags: Theology
I’d like to think I’m on God’s side.
I’m probably wrong most days, but thanks to His incomprehensible Grace, I still have hope.
Great blog, btw – I’ve been a fan of your guitar work for, oh, twenty years now! It’s nice to see the *other* side after all these years.