“SIDES”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 755

September 30, 2025///

We all see cars of different colors and shades. We see black and white, grays, and blues, reds, oranges, and on and on!

Yesterday, driving home from some work at church, we met a car coming in the opposite direction that was painted like I had never seen before.

One side of the car was black, and one side of the car was white. It was divided right down the middle.

The Holy Spirit quickened my heart that this is how good and evil are split in this world. There is a line between good and evil.

And I wonder which side are you on. Are you on the side of right or has your right been turned to gray where sometimes good is right and sometimes evil seems ok?

May I remind you there is a battle between good and evil. God our creator and Jesus our Savior gives good things and is always good. Satan and all the evil forces are behind the evil things, and it is truly is war!

Or maybe you are someone who believes all things are ok. Just do what you want to!

If you do not believe there are evil forces in our world you have not looked around nor kept up with the news that reports daily, not just murders but mass murders and injuries.

My admonishment to you to is the same as Joshua in the Bible told the Israelites.

Joshua 24:15 (KJV) And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

We can choose other things to surrender to but if we are wise, we will serve the Lord!

We as believers should march as a mighty army into the enemy’s territory and defeat evil. We are to know and use God’s word, the Bible, as the weapon of our warfare!

We are to surrender to our Lord and walk in Love and Compassion and stomp our hate and hurt!

Our children need a people to rise up and say: “Good and our God will prevail”.

When we think of surrender, we understand it means giving up our self and our selfish desires to something or someone else.

When we raise our hands in prayer or praise, we are demonstrating that we are surrendering our will to our Lords will. May I declare, His will is always better than ours!

Surrendering to our creator God means committing our lives to be ruled by another. His Spirit guides us, and His will is the goal. We should show the attitudes, words, thoughts, and actions that Jesus did.

All of us want peace and we want good things for our family and health, strength, success, and joy always, if it were possible.

We are all human and live amid frail humans and so this world is not perfect.

However, we can find peace and joy deep in our innermost being by surrendering our lives to The Lord Jesus Christ.

As He guides your days and your decisions you will find your attitude is one of Loving others and defeating evil with good.

I challenge you this week every time you read or hear or experience some evil happening, do something good in response. Make a call, give a smile, write a letter or card of show kindness to one who looks depressed.

May each of us who are on the side of right and good march forth with the determination to overcome evil with good.

Father, thank you that when we surrender to you and let you lead us daily, we can be part of the force of good and right. May we decide to serve you with all with are and all we do and get out of the gray areas of our life. Love through us, touch through us and speak through us. I ask it in Jesus’ name! Amen

Love, MeMaw!