AUG. 8TH.
TEXT: 1 Chronicles 11:12-14King James Version (KJV)
12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great deliverance.
At one point or the other in life we are called to serve
under somebody to help accomplish a given assignment to the glory of God. While
at this point of service it is required that we give undivided commitment to
the task on hand as this can define for us our place in the program of God for
us in the future. David’s 3 mighty men became outstanding among others because
they sowed their lives as a seed to him to accomplish a divine mandate and in
the process they themselves became great. The truth is that the greatness and
relevance of many in life is tied to the assignment of God upon some persons.
When David’s men followed him there is no way they would have been able to
comprehend that thousands of years after people will read about them, know
their names and the exploits they did for God.
It is very possible that without following David these men
may have been able to succeed in life but the truth is that the chances of them
being heroes up till now would have been very slim. There were many great
people in the time when these guys were with David but it was only those who
identified with this kingdom agenda through the life of David that are still
being celebrated today. Life is full of choices and only those who can perceive
and value the purpose of God are good enough to share in the glory stored up
for those who are willing to do great things for God.
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