A foreigner in Israel made a decision about serving God and King David who had just been driven from the throne. Ittai brought many with him to wander along with the rejected king in his time of need.
2 Samuel 15:19-21
But suddenly the king turned to Ittai, the captain of the six hundred Gittites, and said to him, “What are you doing here? Go on back with your men to Jerusalem, to your king, for you are a guest in Israel, a foreigner in exile. It seems but yesterday that you arrived, and now today should I force you to wander with us, who knows where? Go on back and take your troops with you, and may the Lord be merciful to you.”
But Ittai replied, “I vow by God and by your own life that wherever you go, I will go, no matter what happens—whether it means life or death.”
Believers are also foreigners in this world who have made a decision to serve the rejected King. Our decision is not taken lightly and could cost us dearly. It should reveal whose side we are on and how far we will go.
Ephesians 2:19
Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
Give it some thought.
Gary