DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS
II Samuel 19:24, 31-32
"Now Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he returned in peace ... And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king, to escort him across the Jordan. Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And he had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man."
Mephibosheth and Barzillai were different. They lived in different places – one in Jerusalem and one east of the Jordan. They had different infirmities – one was lame and the other old. One was poor and the other was rich. But they had this one thing in common: they had remained loyal to King David in his exile. They had expressed their loyalty in different ways – one by signs of mourning and the other by helping support David in his exile. Our loyalty to our King is similar. There are no cookie-cutter Christians. We are different. We come from different backgrounds. We have different strengths and weaknesses. But regardless of our differences, we have this in common: we are loyal to our King. I can't expect everyone to be like me. We may express our loyalty in different ways, but God sees our hearts.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Christ's kingdom is made of many different people, but commitment to King Jesus is the common denominator.
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Have a loyal day. Love you.
II Samuel 19:24, 31-32
"Now Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he returned in peace ... And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king, to escort him across the Jordan. Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And he had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man."
Mephibosheth and Barzillai were different. They lived in different places – one in Jerusalem and one east of the Jordan. They had different infirmities – one was lame and the other old. One was poor and the other was rich. But they had this one thing in common: they had remained loyal to King David in his exile. They had expressed their loyalty in different ways – one by signs of mourning and the other by helping support David in his exile. Our loyalty to our King is similar. There are no cookie-cutter Christians. We are different. We come from different backgrounds. We have different strengths and weaknesses. But regardless of our differences, we have this in common: we are loyal to our King. I can't expect everyone to be like me. We may express our loyalty in different ways, but God sees our hearts.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Christ's kingdom is made of many different people, but commitment to King Jesus is the common denominator.
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Have a loyal day. Love you.
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