Battles and Courage

Here is another great story from the Bible. As much as it is amazingly ignorant of me to even talk about anything related to wars, I have noticed a lot of literature pertaining to battles accentuates the brave from the cowardly. As I read this story, I had in mind a strong desire for my name to be remembered as another courageous man of God. What more could a soldier want than to die in battle following a great leader? Risking lives for even a hint of comfort in the king’s eyes brings out such passion that fuels the fire in my heart.

“Three of the thirty chiefs came down to David to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. David longed for water and said, ‘Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!’ So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the Lord. “God forbid that I should do this!” he said. ‘Should I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives?’ Because they risked their lives to bring it back, David would not drink it.

Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.” 1 Chronicles 11:15-19