From the Lectionary for Sunday… Isaiah 50:9a: “It is the Lord GOD who helps me; who will declare me guilty?” How can we be sure? How can be sure we haven’t got it wrong and are just following our own idea of what would like God to be? Of course there are tests – we compare what we stand on with what other believers stand on, especially those unlike us. We use the Bible (although that means different things to different people). We pray. We think. But somewhere at the back of all this, the uncertainty remains – am I really on God’s side? Or am I just believing what makes me comfortable?
PS I reckon that “Am I on God’s side?” is the same question as “Is God on my side?” – Not that God will stop loving us, come what may.