“Stay by the Stuff.”

Soldiers are made for battle. When a war is going on, they get “itchy” and they want to go, no matter how dangerous it is. And, don’t you remember when you were a child, your mother or father had said to you, “you stay here and watch the stuff…” But, you would have rather gone with them.

This was the situation with David’s men, in the Bible. They were warriors! They knew how to fight! In 1 Samuel 30, the Amalekites had come into Ziklag, while David and his men were gone, and stolen everything and had taken captive all the soldier’s women and children, including David’s household, and burned Ziklag down to the ground.

David and his men are furious and ready to go after them but there were 200 men who had already been wounded in battle and they could not cross the Brook Besor. So, David had to leave them behind… David is furious and ready to go to battle, but he prays and asks the Lord first, if he should go… the answer was, “yes! Go get ’em!”

The Bible says that David and his 400 men won the battle and recovered all and took everything the Amalekites had also. When it came time to divide the spoil with the soldiers, David made sure that those who were wounded (who wanted to go but could not) would have equal rights to the spoil. This angered his men, who fought the battle.

But David said, “For as his part be that goeth forth into battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff. They shall part alike.” 1 Samuel 30:24

We live in Haiti and are on the front lines, but without you, staying behind and watching the “stuff” we could not do anything for the Lord! When we reach Heaven, we will ALL share in the reward, because you are just as important in your work, as anyone going into battle! We love you and appreciate you!

Bobby and Sherry