Teamwork

"His armor bearer said to him, 'Do all that is in your heart; turn yourself, and here I am with you according to your desire.' ... So the men of the garrison hailed Jonathan and his armor bearer and said, 'Come up to us and we will tell you something.' And Jonathan said to his armor bearer, 'Come up after me, for the Lord has given them into the hands of Israel.' Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer behind him; and they fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer put some to death after him. That first slaughter which Jonathan and his armor bearer made was about twenty men within about half a furrow in an acre of land." -1 Samuel 14.7, 12-14

Jonathan has made himself available to God, and God has not rejected his offer of service. Jonathan throws out a fleece in order to know what God is instructing him to do, and God gives him victory over the Philistines. And Jonathan doesn't do it alone. He goes out with his armor bearer. He climbs with his armor bearer. He fights with his armor bearer. He is victorious with his armor bearer.

The Philistines call to the two of them, inviting them to come up so that they can teach these two Hebrews a lesson. And I imagine Jonathan was like, "Oh just you wait until I get up there." He arrives at the summit and begins going to work. Jonathan most likely went to work with is sword, cutting down any Philistine that came at him, then moving on to the next one. The armor bearer would then come behind, probably with Jonathan's spear, and kill those who had fallen. By working together, the two of them, kill about twenty men.

Men, there are times we will have to fight alone. There are battles find us, and no one is able to help us. However, this is not always the case, and I would dare to say that happens far more than it should. God created us to stand together, to fight side by side. He created us for teamwork. Our brothers may not always be physically with us when a fight comes our way, but they can be spiritually through prayer.

Let us be men who don't go it alone. Let us be men who realize that we need each other. When the opportunity is available to fight side by side let us courageously move forward together. But at all times, may we stand by each other in prayer. Let us be me who are engaged in teamwork.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

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