Quote from Forum Archives on June 21, 2003, 5:48 pm

Posted by: wrather <wrather@...>

My mother's surgery went well but recovery will take some time. I will be
staying with her at the hospital again this next week and hopefully by
Wednesday she will be transferred to a facility closer to home. Thank you
for your prayers!

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06.23.03

Loyalty

But Ruth said: "Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following
after you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will
lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die,
I will die, and there will I be buried. The LORD do so to me, and more also,
if anything but death parts you and me." - Ruth 1:16-17.

Even the world expects loyalty. Rick Bronson who was a driver at a
Coca-Cola bottling plant in Southern California was dismissed from his
employment for drinking a Pepsi. Although the Teamsters Local 848 says he
was fired for being a union activist. However, most would agree if you are
selling one product it would be bad advertisement and a lack of loyalty to
use a competing product.

Ruth presents us with a true example of loyalty. She not only says what she
will do but then lives it out. The Dictionary defines a loyal person as one
who is faithful to those persons, ideals, etc. that one is under obligation
to defend, support, or be loyal to. It defines loyalty as the quality,
state, or instance of being loyal; faithfulness or faithful adherence to a
person, government, cause, duty, and etc.

If the world expects loyalty and faithfulness how much more should God
expect loyalty and faithfulness from those who follow Him? Would God
describe you as being a loyal follower? Or would God describe you as someone
who is unloyal by your actions of supporting the enemies of God?

Loyalty. Ruth made a statement of loyalty and lived out her life by that
statement. She meant what she said and lived like she meant it. How about
you?

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