Who is Your Allegiance To?

3-16-2024

Who is Your Allegiance To?

We live in a time where following, subscribing and liking someone or something is akin to professing allegiance to. Don’t tell me that you have no allegiances because then you’d be lying. Everyone has a tie to the place they were born, where they came from, the city in which they now live or the nation they call their own.

Some have declared their allegiance to places, property or things. The one with the most wins. Another word for allegiance is loyalty. When we are born we are dependent upon and loyal to family. Some become loyal to an adopted family. Others seeking love and approval become loyal to a clan or gang while climbing the hierarchy or tribal status or leadership.

Politically we favor an individual and the party to which they belong. As we grow in knowledge we tend to see things that benefit us personally and favor the political party who gives us the most satisfaction. We tend to shy away from other parties when we see them as the enemy.

As followers of Christ (Christians) we must remind ourselves that we are in the world, but not of the world. Our standard bearer is Jesus Christ and our desire is to serve him and no other.

Jesus said we can’t serve two masters; we will love the one and hate the other; and the love of money is the root of all evil – so I ask who do you follow, like, subscribe to, or give your whole-hearted allegiance to. – RTM

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