1 Chronicles 19

1Ch 19:12-13 Then he said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you. (13) Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the LORD do what is good in His sight."

Ever been through something really intense with someone? You may have been really close before, but now, all of a sudden, you are even closer. This is when you know you have a real friendship and not just a good times friend. Joab and his brother Abishai are going out to battle. All of a sudden, they are surrounded. They have the Syrians on one end of the battle field. Syria was the up and coming empire. They were probably the most powerful civilization on the earth, at the time. They also have anther army, the people of Ammon on one end. The verses before tell us how large Ammon’s army was. Joab realized that this may be their last battle. As a warrior and commander of Israel’s army he essentially tells his brother, “Unless God’s will is for us to win, we are going to be defeated.”

Joab and Abishai were left with three things. They had, (1) their Lord God. They had (2) their faith in their Lord God. Finally, they had (3) each other. Often times God will take Christians two a place where all they have is Him and each other. He does that we might draw closer to Him. He gives us each other that we might point each other toward Him, especially when one of us appears to be being defeated. Gang, if you find yourself more and more being out of the company of other Christians WATCH OUT!!!

Have you ever seen a movie where, there is a group of people and one guy separates from the group? You know because that one guy separated that something bad is going to happen to him. It is the same way in our walk. Ultimately, Jesus is our strong tower. Often times, when we cease to spend time with other believers it is a sign that we have ceased to spend time with Jesus.

If you are going through a battle this week, find a buddy. Have them pray for you. Pray for them. Tells them, if they need help, you will be there for them and if you need help, you will call for them. Most importantly, point each other toward Jesus.