Yesterday I asked the question, Whose side are you on? The following story is a good illustration called, SITTING ON THE FENCE (WHO'S SIDE ARE WE ON?)
There was an
incredibly large group of people assembled. On one side of the group stood a
man, Jesus. On the other side of the group stood another man, Satan. Separating
them, running through the group was a fence.
The scene set both
Jesus and Satan began calling to the people in the group and, one by one, each
having made up his or her mind, each went to either Jesus or Satan. This kept
going and eventually Jesus had gathered around him a group
of people
from the larger crowds, as did Satan. But one man joined neither group. He
climbed the fence that was there and just sat down on it.
Then Jesus
and his people left and disappeared. So too did Satan and his people. And the
man on the fence sat alone. As this man sat there, Satan came back, and
appeared to be looking for something that he'd lost. The man said, "Have
you lost something Satan looked straight at him and replied, "No, there
you are. Come with me." "But," said the man, "I sat on the
fence. I chose neither you nor Him. "That's okay," said Satan.
"I own the fence."
But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
- Joshua 24:15
Amen?
