Proverbs 3:3 “NEVER let loyalty and kindness get away from you! Wear them like a necklace; write them deep within your heart.”
I can still remember the times, when I was much younger, where I would take the dog for a walk and it would escape. I soon learnt that wrapping the leash around my arm ensured that where I went the dog followed. It made us inseparable and ensured that what we needed to do was accomplished.
Today’s verse lets us know about two very important things that must never get away from us. They are loyalty & kindness. If we don’t watch out they’ll try to escape, that’s why we’re told to NEVER let them get away. We have to be vigilant and proactive to ensure that they stay with us everyday.
We’re told to wear them like a necklace and write them deep in our heart. This means to make loyalty & kindness so much a part of who we are, that we’re inseparable from them. When people see us, they see loyalty & kindness. Doing this allows the promise given in the next verse to be ours… “We’ll find favour with God & people and gain a good reputation.”
This week let’s make the change. Let work on making loyalty & kindness inseparable from us. Let’s wrap ourselves in them and wear them proudly. Let’s live their reality from deep with our heart. Before long favour and a good reputation will be with us everywhere that we go. People will notice the difference and so will you!
