DOES GOD CONSIDER LOYALTY AN IMPORTANT TRAIT IN HIS PEOPLE ? (RUTH 1:16,17 )
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD USUALLY GETS REFLECTED IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THE MOVE LOYAL WE TREND TO BE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THAT'S NO ACCIDENT.
GOD CONSIDERS LOYALTY AN IMPORTANT TRAIT. DAVID THOUGHT IT SO IMPORTANT THAT HE PRAYED, '' GIVE MY SON SOLOMON A LOYAL HEART TO KEEP YOUR COMMANDMENTS AND YOUR TESTIMONIES AND YOUR STATUTES'' (1 CHR. 29:19). GOD WANTS US TO REMAIN LOYAL TO HIM, AND HE WANTS US TO REMAIN LOYAL TO THE PEOPLE HE PUTS IN OUR LIVES.
PERHAPS THIS HELPS TO EXPLAIN WHY WHY WE FIND SO MANY BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF LOYALTY IN THE BIBLE. FOR EXAMPLE, JONATHAN REMAINED LOYAL TO DAVID, EVEN AT THE RISK OF HIS OWN HEATH AND SAFETY (1 SAM. 18:4; 29:19). IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, WE SEE A BOND OF LOYALTY BETWEEN THE APOSTLE PAUL AND BARNABAS, TWO MEN WHO HELPED CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE WORLD FOR CHRIST, EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T ALWAYS AGREE.
BUT PERHAPS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF LOYALTY INA LL OF THE SCRIPTURES IS THAT OF RUTH FOR HER MOTHER-IN-LAW, NAOMI . MANY PEOPLE HAVE INSCRIBED HER WORDS ON BRACELETS AND PENDANTS THAT THEY CARRY WITH THEM EVERYWHERE : FOR WHEREVER YOU GO, I WILL GO, AND WHERE EVER YOU LODGE, I WILL LODGE. YOUR PEOPLE SHALL BE MY PEOPLE, AND YOUR GOD, MY GOD. WHERE YOU DIE, I WILL DIE, AND THERE I WILL BE BURIED. THE LORD DO SO TO ME,AND MORE ALSO, IF ANYTHING BUT DEATH PARTS YOU AND ME'' (RUTH 1:16,17).
A LOYAL PERSON REMAINS STEADFAST. LOYALTY COMES FROM THE HEART IT SI MOTIVATED BY LOVE AND WANTS THE BEST FOR THE OTHER PERSON.YOU NEVER HAVE BEG THE SUPPORT OF LOYAL FRIEND OR CO-WORKER.
LOYALTY ALSO DEMANDS TRUST. IT LEAVES NO ROOM FOR DECEPTION OR MISTRUST. AS A RESULT, INDIVIDUALS LOYAL TO ONE ANOTHER RELATE AT MUCH DEEPER LEVELS THAN OTHERS.
A LOYAL PERSON MAKES FOR A RELIABLE MESSENGER. DISLOYALTY CAUSES DIVISION, ESPECIALLY AMONG CHRISTIANS. LOYAL FRIENDS DEFEND THE OTHER PERSON AND REFUSE TO LISTEN AND GOSSIP.LOYALTY SPEAKS THE TRUTH. A LOYAL PERSON HAS A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
GENUINE LOYALTY IS NOT BUILT AROUND CIRCUMSTANCES, ENVIRONMENT,POPULARITY, OR CONVENIENCE. TRUE LOYALTY IS BUILT ON DEVOTION TO GOD AND LOVE TO OTHERS.
LAST, GOD ALWAYS REWARDS THOSE WHO REMAIN LOYAL TO HIM AND TO AND TO THE PEOPLE HE PLACES IN OUR LIVES. YOU CAN NEVER OUT GIVE GOD, EVEN IN LOYALTY!
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD USUALLY GETS REFLECTED IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THE MOVE LOYAL WE TREND TO BE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THAT'S NO ACCIDENT.
GOD CONSIDERS LOYALTY AN IMPORTANT TRAIT. DAVID THOUGHT IT SO IMPORTANT THAT HE PRAYED, '' GIVE MY SON SOLOMON A LOYAL HEART TO KEEP YOUR COMMANDMENTS AND YOUR TESTIMONIES AND YOUR STATUTES'' (1 CHR. 29:19). GOD WANTS US TO REMAIN LOYAL TO HIM, AND HE WANTS US TO REMAIN LOYAL TO THE PEOPLE HE PUTS IN OUR LIVES.
PERHAPS THIS HELPS TO EXPLAIN WHY WHY WE FIND SO MANY BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF LOYALTY IN THE BIBLE. FOR EXAMPLE, JONATHAN REMAINED LOYAL TO DAVID, EVEN AT THE RISK OF HIS OWN HEATH AND SAFETY (1 SAM. 18:4; 29:19). IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, WE SEE A BOND OF LOYALTY BETWEEN THE APOSTLE PAUL AND BARNABAS, TWO MEN WHO HELPED CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE WORLD FOR CHRIST, EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T ALWAYS AGREE.
BUT PERHAPS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF LOYALTY INA LL OF THE SCRIPTURES IS THAT OF RUTH FOR HER MOTHER-IN-LAW, NAOMI . MANY PEOPLE HAVE INSCRIBED HER WORDS ON BRACELETS AND PENDANTS THAT THEY CARRY WITH THEM EVERYWHERE : FOR WHEREVER YOU GO, I WILL GO, AND WHERE EVER YOU LODGE, I WILL LODGE. YOUR PEOPLE SHALL BE MY PEOPLE, AND YOUR GOD, MY GOD. WHERE YOU DIE, I WILL DIE, AND THERE I WILL BE BURIED. THE LORD DO SO TO ME,AND MORE ALSO, IF ANYTHING BUT DEATH PARTS YOU AND ME'' (RUTH 1:16,17).
A LOYAL PERSON REMAINS STEADFAST. LOYALTY COMES FROM THE HEART IT SI MOTIVATED BY LOVE AND WANTS THE BEST FOR THE OTHER PERSON.YOU NEVER HAVE BEG THE SUPPORT OF LOYAL FRIEND OR CO-WORKER.
LOYALTY ALSO DEMANDS TRUST. IT LEAVES NO ROOM FOR DECEPTION OR MISTRUST. AS A RESULT, INDIVIDUALS LOYAL TO ONE ANOTHER RELATE AT MUCH DEEPER LEVELS THAN OTHERS.
A LOYAL PERSON MAKES FOR A RELIABLE MESSENGER. DISLOYALTY CAUSES DIVISION, ESPECIALLY AMONG CHRISTIANS. LOYAL FRIENDS DEFEND THE OTHER PERSON AND REFUSE TO LISTEN AND GOSSIP.LOYALTY SPEAKS THE TRUTH. A LOYAL PERSON HAS A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
GENUINE LOYALTY IS NOT BUILT AROUND CIRCUMSTANCES, ENVIRONMENT,POPULARITY, OR CONVENIENCE. TRUE LOYALTY IS BUILT ON DEVOTION TO GOD AND LOVE TO OTHERS.
LAST, GOD ALWAYS REWARDS THOSE WHO REMAIN LOYAL TO HIM AND TO AND TO THE PEOPLE HE PLACES IN OUR LIVES. YOU CAN NEVER OUT GIVE GOD, EVEN IN LOYALTY!
