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The Lord on Our Side

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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Dec 20, 1883

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 9, No. 48.

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The Lord on Our Side.

By Roswell F. Cottrell

It is good to have the Lord on our side. Said the psalmist, "If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us; then they had swallowed us up quick." Nothing else is equal to having the Lord on our side; but in order to have him on our side, we must take our position on his side. He will not forsake his truth and righteousness and come over to our side; but if we take position with his truth, if we love his will and yield obedience to it, he will certainly be on our side to defend us. He is strong and able to help us. He is a strong tower into which the righteous run and are safe.
In the great day which is a very little in the future, all other refuge will fail. Nothing can shelter us but the protecting power of the Almighty. Then it will be good to know that we have chosen the way of the Lord—that we are on his side, and consequently he is on ours. "The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you." 2 Chron. 15:2. Here is encouragement. Who will accept the terms, and be found on the Lord's side? To such he will be a shield. They shall be safe in the time of trouble. The Lord of hosts will be on their side; and he is stronger than all his foes and ours. By his assisting favor I will be on his side. Will you, reader? Make your choice while you may. Be decided. Do not delay. Soon it will be too late—too late to gain Heaven—too late to exhort others and save them. Let us redeem the time. R. F. COTTRELL.