BE A SOLDIER IN THE ARMY OF THE LORD

PROCLAMATION

“Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army, like the army of God.”  1 Chronicles 12:22  (NIV)

EXPLANATION

When David marched on Jerusalem and captured it, (1 Chronicles 11:4-5) he had an army of men with him.  The twelfth chapter of First Chronicle identifies the men who were the leaders of the warriors that joined him and helped him in battle. (1 Chronicles 12:1-40)  There were over 300,000 fighting men in David’s army. (1 Chronicles 12:23-37)  These men all joined David to help him take the kingdom away from Saul and make David the king over all of Israel. (1 Chronicles 12:38)

APPLICATION

Everyone cannot join the army and fight for their country, but every believer has joined the army of God and we are all on the battlefield for our Lord.  Each of us has a job to do which fits our different set of skills.  There is no place in this army for cowards, God did not give us the spirit of fear. (2 Timothy 1:7)  We must be willing to march into hell and fight for a heavenly cause.  We just need to make sure that we put on the whole armor of God and be prepared to stand. (Ephesians 6:13)  We must stand up for that which is right and stand against that which is wrong.  We must do that which is good and right in the eyes of The Lord.  The battle is already won, and we have been given the victory through Jesus, The Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57)