Day 110

2 Samuel 2:1-3:5; 23:8-39; 1 Chronicles 3:1-4a; 11:10-47. “Mighty Men “

Young Billy earned his blue belt in judo.  One day Billy gave the class bully a bloody nose.  When asked which judo technique Billy had used, he replied, “I stuck out my foot and tripped him.”  That’s probably more my style, and it would most definitely NOT earn me a spot with “David’s 30 mighty men.”  The weakest of these guys could take on 100 by himself and the strongest could take on 1,000.
These men fought valiantly.  Some of the exploits include; single-handedly defeating 800 warriors, holding back an entire army, destroying giants, and chasing a lion into a pit and killing it on the snowy ground.
You would have to feel pretty secure being surrounded by men like these.  Yet, what I find most impressive is not their strength but their loyalty.  They literally stood by David’s side through anything (2 Sam. 23:9-10 says Eleazar stood by David’s side defeating the Philistines after the Israelite army ran away).
One of the men on the list was so loyal to David it cost him his life (Uriah).

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?