Does God Side With Some Over Others?

13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
14 And he said, Nay (Neither); but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant? Joshua 5:13-14

God doesn't take sides, we take God's side.

38 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 40 For he that is not against us is on our part. Mark 9:38-40

God is no respecter of persons. He is pleased when anyone trust and believes his word.

25 And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
26 But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.
27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them! Numbers11:25-29

God desires that all walk, trust and rely on him.

Justice

The greatest joy on earth is when we see the light of God's love shine through in all that's right. It is so satisfying when truth wins out, is clearly visible and true justice becomes solidly recognized. The inner heart longs for it.

Things appear turbulent in our country right now. It seems that we are in a plainly visible conflict between good and evil. Good embraces all that is God and his wonderful love. Evil pushes fear and distorts how love is defined :

20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20

People are confused and as they go about trying to establish a sense of their own righteousness, the water gets muddier. Frantic people seek control over what is going on around them.  Speaking out about 'racism' and 'canceling culture'.and 'virtue signaling' are instruments stirring the pot. 

21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Isaiah 5:21

There is nothing new under the sun. These things that are happening now have gone on throughout the history of the world. People get trapped in a vise between saving the world and wanting our own way.  All through history race, culture, religion, political views and the desire for control and power have been the fuel for adverse human relationships and division.

Truth is beautiful and peaceful and helps us to become our best selves. Jesus Christ knew what satisfied his soul and that was carrying out God's plan for justification of every willing heart.

11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Isaiah 53:11

When I hear about some 'got caught' story in the news, it makes me think everything is going to turn around and I watch and wait looking for truth to triumph. We don't instantly get the clearing and setting things the way they should be. Chaos and confusion continue to push away at our minds. In a perfect Godly world this would not happen, but we are not living in a perfect world:

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. John 18:36        

Having things 'on earth as they are in heaven' is a prayer and occurs in an individual heart through peace and knowledge of the love of God.

God is our haven but that doesn't mean that we lock ourselves up and hide, or not speak the truth in love. The spirit of God that works in us helps us to see through the smoke and mirrors of evil and act accordingly. As we act, we then enjoy the satisfaction that lifts us up and out of the smog with genuine joy.

The Land of Snakes

In the Old Testament there is a short significant record in Numbers 21:

6 And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.8 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Numbers 21:6-9

The children of Israel who wandering through the Exodus wilderness came into an area that had a snake infestation and it was a lethal problem! The Lord didn't send the snakes (Hebrew idiom), they were already in the land. The sojourners, as their manner was, had been known to complain often  about the trek through the wildness. The more they complained the less they believed and the snakes became a serious roadblock for them.  As they cried out, God told Moses what they needed to do.  God told him to make a brazen serpent and lift it up on a pole for all to see.  The Israelites were to look at that symbol and in doing so, averted the lethal effects of the snakes.

Fast forwarding to the New Testament, the gospel of John refers to this event in John 3:

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

God's purpose for Jesus Christ's is to destroy the works of the devil:

8 He that committeth (practices ) sin (lack of belief in God) is of the devil; for the devil sinneth (was treasonous to) from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. I John 3:8

These snakes indigenous to the land were harmful to God's people.  God's solution was to focus their sights on the brazen serpent trusting God and they were healed by believing. Jesus Christ took on sin so that we might life.  Our focus on the purpose of Jesus Christ is the answer the difficulties that present to us in the world.  His sacrifice provided a way for us to spiritually be protected from the effects of sin. That is where our focus needs to be.

In the Old Testament record the snakes didn't suddenly disappear, but each individual could choose God's deliverance. They could either sit around and moan or focus on moving forward. Think of all the snaky things in our wilderness. On second thought don't think about these things. Our deliverance spiritually lies with the head of the spiritual church today as our savior. That is what we look at! Jesus shows us the love of God. We are drawn to God through love