Re:Verse passage – 2 Samuel 15 (day six)
But Ittai answered the king and said, “As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely wherever my lord the king may be, whether for death or for life, there also your servant will be.” Vs. 21
The betrayal is staggering. Absalom (his son), Ahithophel (trusted adviser), and many in Israel, conspire against King David. Loyalty went to the highest bidder, but not Ittai the Gittite. Even David thought it wiser for Ittai to to stay in Jerusalem, giving his allegiance to the “new” king. But Ittai wasn’t having it; he would go wherever David went, even if it cost him his life.
We don’t talk often enough about loyalty. Loyalty is being unyieldingly committed to a person, regardless the cost. We see the same quality in Jesus, especially when he tells his disciples, “I will not leave you or forsake you.” Or, “And look, I will be with you until the end of the age.” Jesus is fiercely loyal. He demands the same of us.
“Anyone who loses his life for my name, will find real life.” -Jesus, Matthew 16:25
Loyalty, sounds an awful lot like faith, doesn’t it. Be loyal.
Loyalty is so easy to misplace these days. It is a rare find these days. How many times you may find that your loyalty to a person or your trust has been betrayed? But without loyalty, families are broken and friendships are empty.