Daily Devotions

2 Sam 23:8-16
8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.
13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.
KJV
David was a mighty man in battle and there were times when he did stand alone in the fight. When David went out to fight Goliath he was alone, only the Lord with him. But most of the time, especially after David became king, we find mighty men with David. Above is one of the listings of David’s mighty men and the things that they did. This goes on in the chapter and it makes good reading if one takes the time. My point is this, that it is much easier to stand for the Lord when we don’t stand alone. We need Christian fellowship, we need Christian friends, we need others of like precious faith to stand with. Yes, God is enough and we can stand alone, if the Lord be for us, who can be against us? But it is much easier when we don’t have to stand alone so surround yourself with others of like mind, with others who also want to walk with Jesus.

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