TEN LAWS OF LOYALTY
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The head
of an organization must first be loyal to his subordinate
Loyalty does not just depend on the
subordinate being loyal to their superior. Everything, good or bad flows down
from the top
it
is like the sweet-smelling oil that is poured over the high priest's head, that
runs down his beard flowing over his robes. (Psa 133:2) ERV
Whatever is at the top, will be found in the ranks. The starting
point of loyalty is the head of the organization. If he is unfaithful to his
followers, they will be unfaithful to him.
2
Loyalty is
the key to expansion
Many churches, businesses and individuals need
to tap into the key of loyalty in order to expand. Growth in one location can
take place only up to a point. That is what we call localized growth you sell a
product but only a number of people can buy the product in one locality. After
a while the community will be saturated with what you are selling. That is why
you need to expand. Often expansion takes place in different geographical
location.
3
Loyalty
breeds loyalty
A leader breeds loyalty by being loyal to the
people who follow him. When I t is time for your followers to be rewarded, be
faithful and let the rewards materialize. Do not withhold the blessings of
those who have labored with you for years. When one of your followers is in trouble,
that is the time to show your loyalty. Dear friend, your followers are watching
you closely. They will do what they see. If you do not betray them in their
time of difficulty, they will not betray you. Loyalty breeds loyalty.
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Disloyalty
breeds disloyalty
This is a very common occurrence.
There are many people who work closely with their superiors
But do not believe in them. They undermine
them all the time! How can a person be so close, yet so disloyal? Can you
believe that Ahab’s money was being used to finance the very thing he hated?
So King
Ahab told Obadiah to come to him. Obadiah was the man in charge of the king's
palace. (Obadiah was a true follower of the LORD. One time when Jezebel was
killing all the LORD'S prophets, Obadiah hid 100 prophets in two caves. He put
50 prophets in one cave and 50 prophets in another cave. Then he brought them
food and water.)King Ahab said to Obadiah, "Come with me. We will look at
every spring and every stream in the land. We will see if we can find enough
grass to keep our horses and mules alive. Then we will not have to kill our
animals."They decided where each of them would go to look for water. Ahab
went in one direction by himself and Obadiah went in another direction by
himself. (1kings 18:3-6) ERV
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Loyalty
has a single eye
Jesus teaches about how the entire body is
affected by the eye. He says that if you have a single eye, your whole body
will be full of light [a good thing]. It goes on to say that if your eye is
evil, your body will be full of darkness. What does a single eye mean? A single
eye speaks of seeing one thing! In other words, in every sphere of life your
attention should be focused on only one thing.
Jesus went on to say that you cannot serve God and mammon. In other
words, if you see both God and mammon as`` gods’’ in your in life, you will not
prosper. You must be loyal or the other. Jesus taught us that you would end up
loving one and hating the other.
"The
only source of light for the body is the eye. If you look at people and want to
help them, you will be full of light. But if you look at people in a
selfish way, you will be full of darkness. And if the only light you have is
really darkness, you have the worst kind of darkness.
"You
cannot serve two masters at the same time. You will hate one and love the
other, or you will be loyal to one and not care about the other. You cannot
serve God and Money at the same time.
(matt 6:22-24) ERV
6
Loyalty
demand the right attitude
There are some attitudes that do not lead to loyalty. A
suspicious person cannot be a loyal person. If you suspect me of wrong doing,
how can you be loyal to me? If you suspect that there is a snake in the room,
how can you relax on your chair? Many people are suspicious about churches and
pastors because of things they have heard. There are those who have made it
their duty to spread bad stories about the ministry of the lord Jesus. Their mouth
are full of poison. They have convincing
tales of the bad deeds of almost every minister of the gospel. Why is this? It’s
because Satan knows that you will be bless through these men of God.
You can
eat the grass growing on the good land. So why do you also crush the grass that
other sheep want to eat? You can drink plenty of clear water. So why do you
also stir the water that other sheep want to drink? My flock must eat the
grass you crushed with your feet, and they must drink the water you stir with
your feet!"(eze34:18,19) ERV
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Loyalty
does not join or create faction
In every society or group, there are always
people who create divisions. There are natural differences amongst people in
every nation. God is the one who makes these natural differences. However,
there are some people who seem to have an`` eye ‘’ for these differences. They seem to notice them,
talk about them and make something big out of these differences.
My
brothers and sisters, some members of Chloe's family told me that there are
arguments among you.(1corin1:11) ERV
8 the root of disloyalty is pride
Pride causes
arguments, but those who listen to others are wise. prov 13:10. ERV
The rebellion and
division that happen in churches are often a result of deep seated pride. It is
often out of a spirit of pride that rebellion takes place. I want us to look
closely at the rebellion of korah. Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On turned against
Moses. (Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath, and Kohath was
the son of Levi. Dathan and Abiram were brothers, the sons of Eliab. And On was
the son of Peleth. Dathan, Abiram, and On were descendants of
Reuben.) These four men gathered 250 other men from Israel together and
came against Moses. They were leaders who had been chosen by the people. All
the people knew them .They came as a group to speak against Moses and Aaron and
said, "You have gone too far—you are wrong! All the Israelites are
holy—the LORD still lives among them. You are making yourselves more important
than the rest of the LORD'S God people." Moses also said to
Korah, "You Levites, listen to me. You should be happy that the
of Israel chose you to be different from the rest of the Israelites. He lets
you come near to him to do the special work in the LORD'S Holy Tent to help the
Israelites worship him. Isn't that enough? He brought you Levites
near to him to help the priests, but now you are trying to become priests also.
You and
your followers have joined together and turned against the LORD! Did Aaron do
anything wrong? No, so why are you complaining against Aaron?" (num 16:1-3,8-11) ERV
Moses was leading the people of israel. He was surprised to
find a group of princes rising up to challenge his authority. First of all,
there was a large group in favour of this uprising. Two hundred and fifty
princes were involed! These were not ordinary people! The bible says there were
famous.
9 loyalty is an integral part of your character
Someone said
faithfulness is the cornerstone of your character. I believe it is true that
loyalty is an integral part of your character. Loyalty is not a set of rules
you must obey. It is a matter of developing an invisible quality ,a certain style
and character of doing things. Loyalty must emanate from the heart. It must not
just be the following of instruction.
When disloyalty is an integral part of an individual’s
character, he often repeats this treacherous behavior without provocation. You
will see this in the life of jeroboam, the king of Israel.
First of all, Jereboam rebelled against Rehoboam , the legitimate king of Israel.
After that, he rebelled against God.
Notice Jero boam ‘s rebellion against
king Solomon:
There was
also another person who became an enemy of Solomon. He was Jeroboam son of
Nebat. He was an Ephraimite from the town of Zeredah. His mother was a widow
named Zeruah. He was one of Solomon's servants, but he rebelled against the
king. (1king 11:26) ERV
10 familiarity breeds disloyalty
To be familiar
means to be more friendly and informal than
is acceptable. It Is a condition
that develops between you and someone you know well, see often and hear often.
There is a common saying that familiarity breeds contempt. In other words
familiarity leads to a loss of respect. This is often true. I would like to go
a step further and say that familiarity also breeds disloyalty.
Isn't he just
the carpenter we know—Mary's son, the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and
Simon? And don't his sisters still live here in town?" So they had a
problem accepting him. Then Jesus said to them, "People everywhere
give honor to a prophet, except in his own town, with his own people, or in his
home."(mar 6:3-4) ERV
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