Loyalty
January 7, 2026 - Loyalty
Share highs, lows and God moments
QUESTION: What movie or show comes to mind that shows great friendship?
DEVOTION: Read through the quotes below as a group. Take note of a word, phrase, image or story that grabs your attention.
Proverbs 18:24 MSG
“Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.”
Scout Law:
A Scout is:
TRUSTWORTHY. Tell the truth and keep promises. People can depend on you.
LOYAL. Show that you care about your family, friends, Scout leaders, school, and country.
Proverbs 17:17 MSG
“Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.”
Psalms 36:5-6 MSG
“God’s love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, his purposes titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness, nothing gets lost; Not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks.”
1 Samuel 20 11-17 MSG
“…If I make it through this alive, continue to be my covenant friend. And if I die, keep the covenant friendship with the family forever…Jonathan repeated his pledge of love and friendship for David. He loved David more than his own soul!”
Police Officer Oath
Allegiance to the public: A pledge of allegiance to the people of the community they serve, affirming their role as "guardian of their lives and property".
Loyalty to ideals: An affirmation of loyalty to "what is ethical, right and true," and a commitment to courage and integrity in all circumstances.
Lamentation 3:22-24 MSG
“God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left!”
LOYALTY: adherence, allegiance, devotion, faith, fealty, fidelity, honesty, honor, integrity, obedience, patriotism, reliability, sincerity, support, tie, trustworthiness, uprightness, zeal
Rich Mullins: “What Susan Said”
Two full grown men in a huddle of kids
And they're trying to help them to believe
What is too good to be real
But is more real than the air they breathe
And it's Wally and the Beaver, David and Jonathan
It's the Love of Jesus puttin' on flesh and bone
And we both feel lost
But I remember what Susan said
How love is found in the things we've given up
More than in the things that we have kept
And ain't it funny what people say
And ain't it funny what people write
And ain't it funny how it hits you so hard
In the middle of the night
And if your home is just another place where you're a stranger
And far away is just somewhere you've never been
I hope that you'll remember I was your friend
Ruth 1:16-17 MSG
“But Ruth said “Don’t force me to leave you; don’t make me go home. Where you go, I go; and where you live. I live. Your people are my people, your God is my god; where you die, I’ll die. And that’s where I’ll be buried, so help me God - not even death itself is going to come between us!”
DEVOTION: Share your thoughts on the word, phrase, story, or image that stuck out to you.
PRAYER:
Dear God. Thank you for our friends and family, both near and far. They are an important part of our lives. Help us to be loyal and faithful to them and to you. We pray a blessing on our friends and family today. Amen.