"Who's Your Ride or Die?"

One of my favorite colloquial terms is “ride or die.” It refers to an individual who sticks besides a friend or significant other, no matter the circumstance. It’s about loyalty and being there for someone, regardless of the situation. While the term is sometimes associated with negative behaviors, such as a female being a “ride or die chick” to her drug dealing boyfriend, there is also a positive spin to the phrase.

But let’s look at the “ride or die chick.” This female will usually do any and everything needed to keep her drug dealing boyfriend safe. If police question her, she knows nothing. If they show up at the house to do a search, she helps hide the goods. If a rival is looking for him, she sends a heads-up call or text. Many times she knows her boyfriend’s activities aren’t right, but she stands beside him anyways. She is loyal, she is his “ride or die chick.”

My message to you this morning is – “Who’s Your Ride or Die?”

While our actions may not be illegal, we do things that we shouldn’t. They go contrary to our personal and/or religious beliefs. We claim to want one thing, yet live lives that speak of something else. Our only chance for survival is by having a “ride of die.” The best one there is – Jesus.

 Every day He watches our back and keeps going to the Father, asking for forgiveness on our behalf. We don’t deserve His service or loyalty, yet He does it without complaining. Better than any mortal being could ever do for us.

I have the best “ride or die” homey there is. How about you?