ON
THE WINNING TEAM!
1
Sam 25:13
13
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on
every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up
after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
1
Sam 30:22-24
22
Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with
David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of
the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children,
that they may lead them away, and depart.
23
Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord
hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came
against us into our hand.
24
For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth
down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they
shall part alike.
A
full one third of David’s 600 soldiers were too weak to continue the battle! They stayed
behind and watched the stuff. David honored them upon his return. Verse 21
says: “and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with
him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.”
I’ve played enough high school football
sitting on the bench
to understand how it feels to finish the game with a clean uniform! Yet all 52
players on the Super Bowl winning team get a Super Bowl ring, no matter if they
played every single snap in the regular season or no snap at all.
Have
you been long on the bench? Maybe your uniform is clean yet you have practiced
and you are ready. Perhaps you have played your quarter and have been badly
beaten up! The Coach has benched you, not because you are a poor player, but
because you are spent and need a rest. Victory is assured because we are on the
winning team! They also serve who only stay by the stuff!
Dear
Lord, let me dirty my uniform on the field or, at least, let me practice to be
ready! Let me hear you say “well done.” AMEN
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