Joshua 5 and Joshua meets a man with a sword, "Are you friend or foe?". I love the angel's response, "I am neither"!
Our ego being a powerful and enduring beast has the ability to distort our understanding of God. How many times have we used the phrase, "God is on our side?" as if God is on anyone's side!
We like the to think of God as our friend because that fits in with our idea of the loving God. If we consider the Sovereign God however, He does not require friends and does not show favour or partiality except where He wants to.
I can imagine asking God, "Are you friend or foe?" and God simply replying, "I am neither, I am who I am!".
Re-enforces the idea that everything is and should be God-centric!
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