Loyalty to Christ is to Know and Honor His Heart

2 Samuel 18:14 KJV

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

Joab is an interesting character of contrast. One the one hand he appears to be intensely loyal to King David. He follows him through thick and thin and even during times when he disagrees with him and could defect to another camp. On the other hand, he frequently disobeys David's most earnest and heartfelt orders. His loyalty is not true or else he would honor the heart of his king as well as his authority.

And he is an example of what we find in so much of today's type of Christianity. We have Christians so called that claim to be followers of the Lord and make a show of it in church attendance and perhaps some forms of ministry, but when push comes to shove, they do not understand the heart of their King and do as their own heart pleases; probably justifying themselves that their plan is better anyway.

Their loyalty to Christ is not true or else they would discover His heart and honor and obey it.