In times of conflict, especially in times when we may feel like we are the losing team in a spiritual or physical battle, we may ask--whose side is God on? If we deem ourselves to be godly people, and our opponents as ungodly, we most likely assume God is on our side. Yet, when we feel defeated, even though we strive to please God, we may wonder.

But we are asking the wrong question. The question isn't, "Whose side is God on?" but "Whose side am I on?" God doesn't take sides, as evident in this encounter between Joshua and the angel of the Lord. He was not for one army or another. He wanted his people to follow him and his path. He wanted them to put their complete trust in him--to follow in a path of holiness.

Too often we choose our own way and ask God to bless us, when we go the opposite way of what, deep inside, we know he wants for us. We need to come before him in reverence and awe, bowing before him as we look for his will for our lives. Let's ask the question, "whose side am I on?" instead of asking God to join us in our selfish activities.