1 Chronicles: Training Of A Soldier

KJB Daily Devotion – Following Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Chapters: 1 Chronicles 7-8
Message: 1 Chronicles: Training Of A Soldier

Hello My Friend,

Soldier, a brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill, or a man of distinguished valor. A soldier goes through extensive training in order to be able to fight battles. Just like any profession, not just one type of person is needed to be a soldier, people of all walks of life are called to be soldiers. Christians are called to be soldiers, our first step to enlistment is receiving Christ as our Saviour, but we can be sure that we are going to go through some extensive training to be able to fight this spiritual battle. “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” - Ephesians 6:11,12.

While God enlists some soldiers just for the service of His ministry, the majority of the time, He enlists them outside of the church. Amazingly, all the wars throughout the years and even those today are organized by God, the world is just too blinded to see that God's hand is in all of this. Chapter 7 lists the tribes of Issachar and Asher who were trained for war from the time they were born.

“Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred. And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men. And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons. The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.” - 1 Chronicles 7:1-4,30,40.

“they were valiant men of might in their generations;” Valiant, Brave; courageous; intrepid in danger; heroic. It really does take a brave soul to handle not only the spiritual battles of the world, but of ourselves. We are our worst enemies sometimes as we wrestle with our own demons deep inside. Only by the power of Christ can we fight these battles, and let me tell you, He will not only give you the courage to fight, He will give you victory. “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” - 1 Corinthians 15:57,58.

In order for any soldier to able to serve to the fullest, they must endure basic training first. Chapter 8 focuses in the Benjamites, who were trained as archers. “Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah: And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them. And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.” - 1 Chronicles 8:1,28-3,40.

“And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers,” Valor, Strength of mind in regard to danger. It is the devil who messes with our minds and weakens our faith so we are powerless to fight even the smallest battle. It is the Holy Spirit in us that strengthens our mind as we read the word of God and pray. The more time we spend in prayer and the Bible the stronger our mind will become. I learned something this past week in Sunday school, when you mind is wandering and you cannot quite focus on God or anything else start reading the Psalms or listen to some uplifting Gospel music. I had forgotten how important it was to read those Psalms every day, they are the encouragement as well as discipline we need to keep us going. Let me tell you, you can read the Bible and pray all day long, but unless you are focused and into it you are wasting your time. God wants our complete attention when we start to talk to Him otherwise He will not hear us. It is times like this when prayer and fasting comes into play, we can more in touch with God, keep reading, praying, and singing until he gives us wisdom to know how to fight the battle and through the strength of Christ win any battle.

“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” - James 5:13-16.

Jesus Christ Revealed: Today, Christ is revealed through the soldiers, He became the first soldier to give His life to save all mankind. “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;” - Hebrews 5:8,9.

Today's Prayer: God, Since I dedicated my life to serving You wherever You take me, I understand that You have enlisted me in Your army to seek and find lost souls. I want to be a brave warrior, give me Your strength, wisdom and guidance to go out and be a good soldier. Cover me with Your armor, keep me safe and help me fight every battle with valor and bravery. With Your Son walking with me I know I can do all things. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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