Events of recent days brought back to my memory a hymn from my youth. Anyone old enough to remember: \u201cLoyalty, loyalty, loyalty for Christ?\u201d Whether it\u2019s a university\u2019s athletic department switching conferences for the almighty TV dollar, a spouse switching partners for the lure of youth or status, or an institution cancelling the insurance premium coverage of its retirees for the sake of budget balancing, loyalty is a missing ingredient in today\u2019s society. The seeming disappearance of loyalty in society should be a warning to believers to revive both the word and the practice in their relationship to God. In the midst of His sermon on the mount, Jesus proclaimed, \u201cNo one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon\u201d (Matthew 6:24). \u201c\u2019On to victory!\u2019 Cries our great Commander, on! We\u2019ll move at His command. We\u2019ll soon posses the land, through loyalty, yes loyalty to Christ.\u201d Revive it! Sing it! Live it!<\/p>\n
And join me in remembering the following global prayer concerns:
\n\u2022 Pray for two couples and a single that were refused entry at the Canadian border as they try again on Monday to enter Canada for the purpose of starting a church in metro Vancouver.
\n\u2022 Pray for missionaries who gather this week for an annual meeting near Kiev.
\n\u2022 Pray for high security personnel who are under pressure because a baptism service was secretly videotaped and aired on TV.
\n\u2022 Pray for student summer missionaries as they adjust to their mission field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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