Do you have mighty men in your life? 1 Chronicles 10-14

We know that God favored David (1 Chronicles 11:9 and 14:17).  David pursued God in his heart so God gave him favor with His.   But, in chapter eleven of 1 Chronicles we see what happens when a leader fears God and is favored by God ... the men around him are blessed, as well.   Since David decided to seek God, God surrounded him with strong men of faith and of war.   The list of "thirty" men is not meant to glorify the men but the God who gave them to David.   When we choose to walk with God, God will bring others to our aide ... believers and non-believers.   Think of Joseph who was tossed into a pit by his brothers, God used a band of traders, a wicked women, a forgetful servant of the king and the king himself to put Joseph in the exact places God wanted him to be for the appointed time.   God brought Moses his brother Aaron.  God brought, for a season, to Paul, Barnabas.  When we decide to follow Christ, we can be assured that we will not be alone.   King Josiah had a faithful priest.   As did King Hezekiah.  Daniel had three friends who stood with him.   If you are following God you only have to look around you and God will bring others to your aide.  We may not have thirty, but God will give us mighty "men" (and women) in our lives to assists us in our work for Him.  Rejoice in God's gift of "mighty men" in your life.