King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: A Brave Warrior
Date: Monday April 30, 2013
Today's Chapters: 1 Chronicles 7-8

Hello My Friend,

A soldier is also known as a brave warrior, a soldier gives up the only life they know for their country, a soldier lays down their life to save people they will never know. A soldier leaves at a moments notice to go where they are called to be. While there are many, many people blessed to be able to walk in the Kingdom of God through their faith in Jesus Christ, only a select few will be soldiers of Christ. A soldier for Christ becomes a living sacrifice, for their country, which is the Kingdom of God, going wherever God will take them to save people they will never know. There will be lots of sacrifices and suffering, but all who endure will receive far more than any medal of honor, they will receive the crown of life. “Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.“ - Revelation 2:10.

While God enlists some soldiers just for the service of His ministry, the majority He enlists are 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 who were listed specifically as mighty men of valor, men trained and ready for war. “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 Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.” - 1 Chronicles 7:3,4,6,7.

As soldiers of Christ we are to faithfully fulfill the duty God enlists for us to do, whether a teacher, cook, janitor, salesman, mother, or father. Whatever job you are doing, God has enlisted you to do it wholeheartedly for Christ. “Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.” - 1 Corinthians 7:20-23.

Chapter 8 lists the tribes of Benjamin, also enlisted as soldiers, “Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 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 8:1-3,38-40.

Great strength as well as skill was required in ancient archery, as the bow, which was of steel, was bent by treading with the feet and pulling the string with both hands. As soldiers for Christ, we are required to have strength in the skill of reaching the lost to Christ, that strength comes from Jesus Christ alone, and cannot be obtained by any other means. Do you know how strong you have to be to stand before a complete stranger and even worse, your own family and friends and talk to them about Jesus? Through the strength of Christ we can talk to anyone about the Gospel, the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. “That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.” - Ephesians 3:16-19.

The first and far most skill of all is that they be saved themselves, which is believing and accepting that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is all that is needed to be saved from death and hell and personally asking Jesus to save them upon that belief. “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” - Romans 10:9,10,13.

Being a brave warrior of any kind is not easy, but it is rewarding and honoring not only to our country, but to our God. We are going to face many difficulties, but none of our efforts will go unnoticed, God knows and sees all. Remember, people's lives are in your hands, they may reject you, but the important thing is that you tried. “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:” - 2 Timothy 2:3,4,10-12.

Today's Psalm: 18:39 - “For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.”

Today's Proverb: 10:29 - “The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.”

Today's Prayer: God, Since I am saved and only trusting in the Gospel of Your Son to keep me saved I understand that You have enlisted me in Your army to seek and find lost souls. I want to be a brave warrior, but I know I am weak, scared, or may even be a little intimated to talk to people because I do not want have conflicts with family, friends, or people I do not even know. Give me Your strength, wisdom and guidance to go out and be a good soldier, with Your Son walking with me I know I can do it. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Enjoy the rest of your day/night.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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