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Riding for the Brand!
The term “riding for the brand” is an expression of loyalty to a man’s employer or the particular outfit he rode for.
What does it mean when they say, Ride for the brand?
It means a whole lot of different things.
It has a lot to do with hard work and earning a living,
trust, respect, taking, and giving.
It means you never mess up the land, or
take unfair advantage
or take what’s not yours.
What does it mean when they say,
Ride for the brand?
You work hard, even when the work near wears you out… that's
part of what it means to ride for the brand.
It means you help your neighbours and friends,
even strangers just passing through.
You don't let poor folks go hungry when their down and luck.
What does it mean when they say
Ride for the brand?
It means that you don't work just for the almighty dollar, but
'cause you need work like a tree needs water.
It means you can be trusted to do the chores that are
needed, no matter how hard.
It means you keep searching for that one last stray, even
though it's the end of the day.
It means you don't lay your responsibility down.
What does it mean when they say,
Ride for the brand?
It means you give an honest day's work for an honest day's wage.Whether
in the corral or out on the range. You consider every job important and there
ain't none that ain't.
It's not the cowboy way to quit though it'd be easier.
It means you'll not complain when you
help dig a well, nor when asked to spell a
tired cowpoke who's stove-up.
What does it mean when they say,
Ride for the brand?
It means you'll work with others as well as you'll work alone, And
even when you're tired to the bone, you'll cowboy- up.
That's what it means, that, and a whole lot more.
So be a man and ride for the brand.
BRANDED!
Mark:special sign or brand; a sign of ownership, a particular brand denoting the nature or rank of men.
Seal: a mark of authority and authenticity, an official mark of ownership
God has set in place a certain sign or mark that will be regarded as an identifier of those that are His.
These marked ones are protected by His very Word. Just as the blood was a sign to the death angel in Exodus
12:23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
In the Old Testament Almighty God has said “When I see the blood!”
Now in the New Testament we see that we are sealed by the Holy Spirit of God... sealed unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30
Look at Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom
also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
The seal: is the Holy Spirit which was promised and is now given.His presence in our hearts is the evidence of
our approval in the sight of God. Now please consider this next point carefully - as a seal may be marred and broken
so the Holy Spirit may be “grieved” / “quenched”.
The sealer is God:It is He Who gives the Spirit to them that believe.
The sealed are they “who have heard the Gospel of salvation and have trusted in Christ.”
The significance of this sealing is that the seal is usually given as the closing of a deal.
The sealing of the Holy Spirit speaks of : Security:Sealed with the kings signet that the purpose might not be changed. Those who are chosen of God according to His purpose are built upon that foundation of God which stands sure having this seal. The Lord knows them that are His. None shall pluck them out of His hand.
II Timothy 2:19 the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, The Lord knows them that are His
Seal: a mark of authority and authenticity, an official mark of ownership
God has set in place a certain sign or mark that will be regarded as an identifier of those that are His.
These marked ones are protected by His very Word. Just as the blood was a sign to the death angel in Exodus
12:23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
In the Old Testament Almighty God has said “When I see the blood!”
Now in the New Testament we see that we are sealed by the Holy Spirit of God... sealed unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30
Look at Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom
also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
The seal: is the Holy Spirit which was promised and is now given.His presence in our hearts is the evidence of
our approval in the sight of God. Now please consider this next point carefully - as a seal may be marred and broken
so the Holy Spirit may be “grieved” / “quenched”.
The sealer is God:It is He Who gives the Spirit to them that believe.
The sealed are they “who have heard the Gospel of salvation and have trusted in Christ.”
The significance of this sealing is that the seal is usually given as the closing of a deal.
The sealing of the Holy Spirit speaks of : Security:Sealed with the kings signet that the purpose might not be changed. Those who are chosen of God according to His purpose are built upon that foundation of God which stands sure having this seal. The Lord knows them that are His. None shall pluck them out of His hand.
II Timothy 2:19 the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, The Lord knows them that are His