Paul’s friend, Priscilla, no doubt was a remarkable woman. She was one of the prominent women in the New Testament church, and perhaps the most influential. Priscilla was actively engaged in promoting the cause of Christ in Corinth and Ephesus. Paul tells us in Romans 16:3 that Priscilla was a helper to him. We also read in II Timothy 4:19 that Priscilla was worthy of being saluted (honored).
Priscilla is a picture of loyalty both to the Lord and to the Apostle Paul.
While I certainly do not condone loyalty to man and I would never want anyone to idolize man, there is a great illustration of loyalty in the following story.
One of the all-time greats in baseball was Babe Ruth. His bat had the power of a cannon, and his record of 714 home runs remained unbroken until Hank Aaron came along. The Babe was the idol of sports fans, but in time age took its toll, and his popularity began to wane. Finally the Yankees traded him to the Braves. In one of his last games in Cincinnati, Babe Ruth began to falter. He struck out and made several misplays that allowed the Reds to score five runs in one inning. As the Babe walked toward the dugout, chin down and dejected, there rose from the stands an enormous storm of boos and catcalls. Some fans actually shook their fists. Then a wonderful thing happened. A little boy jumped over the railing, and with tears streaming down his cheeks he ran out to the great athlete. Unashamedly, he flung his arms around the Babe’s legs and held on tightly. Babe Ruth scooped him up, hugged him, and set him down again. Patting him gently on the head, he took his hand and the two of them walked off the field together.
Now, let me ask you: who are you holding hands and walking with? Hopefully, it’s God.
What to do:
✞ Be loyal to God.
✞ Loyalty is defined as being reliable to another. Can God rely upon you?
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