If the Lord had not been on our side

If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say—
if the Lord had not been on our side… (Psalm 124:1-2a)

Those words made me think of something my pastor said in a recent message: “If God had not been on my side, if God had not saved me, where would I be now? How would my life be different?”

I think my life would be very different.

I’ve seen how God dealt with my father’s anger issues and how that change not only affected my relationship with him, but with my wife and daughter as well.

I see my own sins and weaknesses and how they could have made a total mess of my life if God had not worked in my own heart.

But most importantly, I see how without the Lord, I would still be lost in my sin and on the path to hell.

God saved me from all that.

So all I can say is,

“Blessed be the Lord…

I have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net;
the net is torn, and I have escaped.

My help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.” (6-8)