Day #251: Psalm 16:3-4

Psalms 16:3-4 (NIV)
3 As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.
4 The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.

Based on his commitment to the Lord, the psalmist described the society of friends with whom he was identified. He delighted in godly people (saints) in the land, whom he considered to be the noble (glorious) ones. God had called His people to be a holy nation (Exodus 19:6), and God’s servant recognized that such were his company. They were the faithful who served the Lord. The others, those... who run after other gods, will face sorrows and difficulties. David would not endorse their actions, or help them with their vain worship, or even mention the names of their gods. His loyalty was with righteous believers, to His Holy God.


SO WHAT? (what will I do with what I have read today?)

Loyalty is not a word that is used much in our culture today. We live in a disposable world. Jobs are disposable. Relationships are disposable. Marriage is disposable. Yet, just because the culture has gone that way, followers of Christ must not.

While the rest of the world seems to walk away so easily from people they once professed a love for, the people of God must learn to stay the course. The people of God must learn to endure. The people of God must be faithful. Faithful to each other. Faithful to the church. But most of all, faithful to our God.

I like what 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)says;
"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."

Let nothing move you. Stand firm. Stay loyal to the end. May that be true of each one of us. I love you guys.