Lent
– Day 4
Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.
Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation.
Proverbs 3:3-4
Loyalty and kindness are virtues that are part
of Jesus very character. Loyalty is
remaining committed to God, to those He has brought into our lives, or even to
ourselves in times of difficulty. God puts people in our paths to serve
Him—opportunities of service and sometimes a test of loyalty.
He who pursues righteousness and loyalty finds life,
righteousness and honor. Proverbs
21:21. Pursue righteousness and wisdom. Be loyal.
Pursue – to
follow, seek, chase, hunt. Look for something intently. When you find loyalty
in your own heart—instill it in your children or grandchildren’s hearts.
Loyalty to God, to family, friends, their school, and themselves. According to
this verse when a person finds loyalty then they get life, righteousness and
honor. Can we assume that to be eternal life? Eternal life only comes through
Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Seek Him and give Him your loyalty…then eternal
life will be yours. Righteousness is simply right living before God. That happens
when a person accepts Christ as their savior and makes a change in their
lifestyle—in their very personality and in their character. Loyalty results in
righteousness and honor.
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but who can
find a trustworthy man? ... Loyalty and truth preserve the king, and he upholds
his throne by righteousness. Proverbs 20:6, 28. How loyal are
you?
Prayer
~ Lord, I pledge my loyalty to You…and ask for Your wisdom.
© 2016 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT)
unless otherwise noted.
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