Loyalty in the End Times

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Hey , welcome back to Renewed Mindsets , the podcast that shakes up soft religion and realigns your thinking with the mind of Christ . I'm Rick and I'm so glad you're here . In today's episode we're going to hit really deep Because we're talking about a word that this generation doesn't even understand anymore Loyalty , loyalty .

We're watching a loyalty crisis unfold in our world . People are loyal to convenience , not conviction , to feelings , not truth to self , not to God , not truth to self , not to God . Loyalty isn't loud , it doesn't advertise itself , but it shows up in how we obey God , how we love people and how we handle the church .

In a culture that ghosted commitment , the loyal ones will shine bright in the darkness . So today I'm asking are you

one of the last loyal ones ? So let's begin where loyalty has to start with God , not with lip service , not with bumper sticker faith , but with obedience when it costs you . Luke 9.23 says If anyone would come after me , let him deny himself , take up his cross daily and follow me . Those are the words of Jesus .

That doesn't sound like a Sunday morning slogan , does it ? That's a

lifestyle of sacrifice . So so when is our loyalty to God tested ? Well , it's tested when you're tempted by what you used to love , that old addiction , that toxic relationship , that shortcut to success . The temptation says God will understand . Loyalty says I'd rather offend my flesh than offend my king . It's also tested when God seems silent in your suffering .

Your child's not healed yet your marriage still feels cold . The money is still tight . Loyalty says even if I don't see the miracle , I'll still worship the master Job 13.15, . Though he slay me , yet , I will trust him .

It's also tested when the crowd walks away , when your friends are deconstructing their faith , when leaders fall , when culture mocks you for your convictions . Loyalty means staying when others sprint for the exit . John 6 , 66 through 68 says many turned back and no longer followed him . Jesus asked Do you want to leave too ?

Peter replied Lord , to whom shall we go ? There's been times I've wanted to run . There's times where things were difficult for me , where I was and I thought I could just leave and it'd be so much better . But then I say , where would I go ? No place is better than where I'm at . I've just got to overcome this . Think of Daniel .

He was loyal to Babylon and they told him to bow , but he stood . They told him to be quiet , he just prayed louder . Or , in a real-time thing , the persecuted church today , believers in North Korea or China , parts of Africa , who lose everything but refuse to deny Christ . American Christianity preaches comfort . Biblical Christianity preaches loyalty .

Under pressure and in these end times we're seeing a false Jesus being preached , a sanitized , sin-affirming , powerless version of Christ . But Jesus said in John 4.15 , of Christ . But Jesus said in John 4.15 , if you love me , you will keep my commandments . That's

not legalism , that's loyal love . Let's talk about loyalty in relationships , because betrayal isn't just happening in the world , it's happening in the body of Christ . Proverbs 17 , 17 says A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity . Today , friendship is shallow . People are connected but they're not committed .

We post prayers but ghost the friend who's drowning . We post

prayers but ghost the friend who's drowning . So earlier we talked about when is loyalty to God tested . Now let's talk about when is loyalty to one another tested . It's tested when somebody's struggling . Do we stand with them or do we judge them from a distance ? Someone falls into addiction or depression or sin . Do we avoid them or do we go get them ?

Galatians , chapter 6 , 1 and 2 says If someone is caught in sin , restore them gently , carry each other's burdens . Yeah , it's also tested when confrontation is required . Loyalty isn't passive , it's not enabling . It means loving someone enough to say you're screwing up , you're drifting and I care too much to let you fall .

Proverbs 27.6 , faithful are the words of a friend . Another way it's tested when forgiveness is hard . Someone hurts you , wounds you , disappoints you . Loyalty doesn't always mean reconciliation , but it does mean refusing to slander , refusing to seek revenge and staying Christ-like even in the pain . Now here's an example . Think of Ruth .

When Naomi had nothing left , she said where you go , I'll go . Your God will be my God . People , that's loyalty to someone who could offer her nothing but shared sorrow . Or think of Paul and Barnabas . They had real conflict , but both kept serving Christ and the gospel kept moving . We're not called to like everybody , but we have to love .

Loyalty doesn't always look like agreement . It looks like grace and perseverance .

So we've discussed being loyal to God , being loyal to one another . Now let's talk about loyalty to the church , protecting what God is building . We're in a time where the church is under pressure from the outside and the inside . People are leaving churches not because of truth but because of offense .

Leaders are burning out because the sheep expect perfection without offering prayer . Churches are splitting not over doctrine but personalities and preferences . Hebrews 10.25 says Do not give up meeting together , but encourage one another . Don't quit going , encourage one another , keep going to church . Now , when is loyalty to the church tested ?

Well , when leadership makes mistakes . You know , you know what I'm talking about . Do you correct in love and pray , or do you spread gossip and leave ? No church is perfect . No leader is flawless . Loyalty means staying rooted while pursuing truth and accountability . Another way loyalty is tested with the church when you're asked to serve , not just receive .

Consumer Christianity says what can I get ? Kingdom loyalty says what can I get . Kingdom loyalty says where can I serve ? First Corinthians , chapter 12 , verse 27 , says you are the body of Christ and each one of you is part of it Another way . Loyalty to the church is tested when offense comes knocking at the door . People are going to disappoint you .

Sermons won't always inspire you , but loyalty means you don't bail at the first conflict . You fight for unity . Ephesians 4.3 says Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace . I mean , look at Jesus and his disciples . He built a church with a tax collector , a zealot , a doubter and a betrayer , but still he didn't abandon them .

A church divided will never survive the end times , but a loyal remnant will .

So let me ask you are you one of the last loyal ones ? Yeah , I said the last . What does that mean ? The Bible warns us that before Jesus returns , there's going to be a great falling away . 2 Thessalonians 2.3 says that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first . We are watching that rebellion right now . Loyalty is rare . Betrayal is common .

But you weren't called to follow the crowd , you were called to follow Christ . You don't need a platform to be loyal . You don't need applause . You just need a surrendered heart and a determined spirit that says though none go with me , still I will follow .

So it's about to get intense . Loyalty starts today . Here's my call to action . Stop giving God half-hearted obedience . Stop walking away from people who need you . Stop hopping churches and calling it . Well , god moved me . God told me to move . Recommit your loyalty to Jesus . Love someone who's hurting . Serve your church with passion and humility .

If you've been disloyal , repent . If you've been wounded , heal , but don't harden . If you're still standing , stay strong . God sees you . You're not called to blend in . You're called to stand out In the fire , in the storm in the last days .

Well , if you're still here , man , I love these bonus segments because you get really the best part of the whole podcast . It's the ones who really want to hear it . Let me ask you do you know what betrayal sounds like ? Huh , it's the clink of 30 silver coins . It's the soft footsteps of disciples scattering in the night .

It's the kiss of a friend who says rabbi while selling out the Son of God . But do you know what loyalty sounds like ? Nothing , no spotlight , no fanfare , just silence and obedience . Loyalty doesn't need to announce itself . It just shows up in a prison cell , like Paul and Silas . It stands beside a bleeding Savior .

Like John , it weeps at the tomb and still waits for a resurrection , like Mary . We've got too many Peters warming themselves at the fire and not enough Daniels praying in the window . Too many Judas hearts dressed in church clothes and not enough Esther saying if I perish , I perish .

This world doesn't need more opinions , it needs more loyal hearts faithful when it's not popular , present when it's not easy , and unwavering when the ground is shaking . The remnant God is raising up in these end times . They are not perfect , but they're loyal . They fall but they rise again . They hurt but they heal .

In truth , they carry crosses while the crowd chases comfort . Revelation 17 , 14 says the Lamb will overcome and with him are his , called , chosen and faithful . Not the talented , not the flashy , not the TikTok theologians , the faithful .

When the dust settles and the world collapses , will you still be standing , not because of your strength , but because you stayed loyal to the one who never betrayed you . Jesus didn't flinch when they whipped him . He didn't quit when they mocked him . He didn't call down angels when they nailed him to the cross . So don't you dare walk away now .

You stay loyal , you stay holy and you stay ready , because he's coming back and he's coming for the loyal ones .

The executive producer of Renewed Mindsets is Christy McCurry . The executive producer of Renewed Mindsets is Christy McCurry . That's all for today , but I'll be back with more unfiltered biblical truth and undeniable prophecy . The time to wake up is now . If today's episode challenged you , don't keep it to yourself . Tell someone .

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