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Loyalty.

This word came up during the sermon at church this morning.

My ears perked up when I heard it because it is key to the collaborative lesson plan I am writing for my certification class.

The word “loyal” comes from the Latin word legalis, which means legal.  Think of a marriage contract, where a person is legally committed to another person.

Interesting, eh?

My pastor explained that though ambassadors serve in foreign countries, their loyalties remain to their home countries, for they ultimately serve those countries.

Ambassadors have the responsibility of carrying messages from those in authority in their home countries to people in the countries in which they are living.

Food for thought.

As Christians, we are ambassadors who serve the King who reigns in heaven.

Our citizenship is not here on earth.  It is in heaven.

Through the death of Jesus and our belief in Him as the conqueror of sin, our places are secured.

Thus, our loyalties lie with our home country…Heaven.

However, we don’t just sit around earth idly twiddling our thumbs waiting to be “taken home,” so to speak.

We have the responsibility to share God’s message with the people around us.

We have three more weeks of Lent.  I think that sharing God’s message is something we think about more during this time of the year.  However, this should be something that is foremost in our minds all year long.

We have an amazing God.

He loved us so much that He sent His only Son to die for our sins.

If we don’t acknowledge that we need a Savior and die without doing so, we will spend eternity in hell.

Where is your loyalty?  Who are you serving?  These are questions that we all need to ask ourselves regularly.

We sang the song Stronger this morning…

Here are the words:

There is love that came for us
Humbled to a sinner’s cross you broke my shame and sinfulness you rose again victorious

Faithfulness none can deny through the storm and through the fire there is truth that sets me free Jesus Christ who lives in me

Chorus
You are stronger you are stronger
Sin is broken you have saved me it is written Christ is risen Jesus you are Lord of all

No beginning and no end You’re my hope and my defense you came to seek and save the lost you paid it all upon the cross

So let your name be lifted higher
Be lifted higher be lifted higher

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