Reading about David’s mighty men is a fantastic example of courage and of what we should seek to emulate. The deeds of David’s mighty men can be found in 2 Samuel 23 and 1 Chronicles 11. These individuals performed mighty deeds, they faced down odds that an average man would shudder from. Together the mighty men of David numbered at 37 men, these 37 men not only remained loyal to David throughout all his hardships he faced, but would go on to perform legendary deeds and show such courage that all men, and women should look to imitate. These men, one killed 800 enemy soldiers, another stood and fought the Philistines when the Israelites were gone away and he through the LORD acheived a great victory. Another performed a similar deed defending a piece of land from Philistines after the men of Israel had left.  Again when David was at the cave of Adullam he thirsted and three of his men would break through the Philistines line and draw water from the well of Bethlehem, and bring it back to David. Another fought against 300 and slew them, another slayed two great warriors and a lion, then fought a giant Egyptian with a spear while using only a staff but took the spear from the hand of the Egytpitan and slew him. It is not the killing that we aught to seek to follow, but the courage of these men who were willing to face certain death, they would face down armies in order to serve their king and their God. That we would have the courage to face down being mocked, to face down insurmountable odds for our God that we might serve Him, to share his message even when it is the unpopular opinion and one that can lead to persecution. God’s people are to be bold as lions in the face ridicule, in the face of our enemy and in the face of adversity. Being a true follower of Christ will lead to being hated, Jesus was hated and we will be to, but we must be willing to face all the mockery, the hatred and the persecution we will face, for like David’s mighty men if we will be brave and courageous we can perform mighty deeds for our king and God.

Amen.