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Killing a lion on a snowy day... And Benaiah the of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds; he smote two ariels of Moab. He also went down and slew a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver's beam; but Benaiah went down to him with a staff, and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. These things did Benaiah the of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men. He was renowned among the thirty, but did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard. (1 Chronicles 11:22-25) Benaiah, the of Jehoiada, was a valiant man. Are you? These verses tell us about three victories in Benaiah's life. 1. Two ariels of Moab - Recall Lot being made drunk by his two daughters and fathering a with each? One was Ammon the other Moab. The generations of Moab lived beside Israel, but was always at war with them. They were related, yet enemies. We have an enemy that is related to us that we must defeat...it is called the flesh, the old man. 2. A lion in a pit on a snowy day - this enemy is obvious. "Satan, like a might lion, roams to and fro seeking whom he may devour" Notice where Benaiah defeated this enemy...in a pit, a place with no easy escape, in treacherous, snowy conditions. Satan attacks when and where we are most vulnerable...seeking whom he may devour. "Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." 3. An Egyptian, a man of great stature - Egypt is a reference to another enemy of the believer; the world. The world will try to draw us away with its fleshly enticements. "Do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father, but is of the world. We must be valiant men and women too. We must be victorious in these three battles in our lives. Here's something to remember from this story... Jehoiada means "God knows," and Benaiah means "God builds." God knows what you are going through, He knows where you are...after all, He put you there. Why? Because God builds! He has a purpose for your life battles and struggles...and that is to build you, to make you more like Jesus! God knows. God builds. "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - part of Jim Elliot's October 28, 1949 journal entry One life will soon be passed, only what's done for Christ will last! |
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Yes, He does know the plans He has for you. Be anxious for nothing and trust Him in all ways. It is not for you to understand but faith that He know's what He is doing is all we have. You wear your faith, strength and trust in Him well! Stay blessed, Ginny * Sin is sin. Careful what comes across your lips & out your finger tips!!! * We are all the Body of Christ. Let's treat each other as such, with the same respect we give to HIM!! * Relationship advice: DO NOT make someone a PRIORITY, when they ONLY make you an OPTION!! * A woman's heart should be so lost in God, that a man has to seek HIM in order to find her!!
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