2 Samuel 23:12, “But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.”
Shammah is one of David’s mighty men. He was one of the trio of a group simply called the Three. The other two was Josheb and Eleazar. Previous verses mentions both Eleazar and Shammah both standing there ground when the rest of their comrades flee from the enemy (v. 10, 12). They stood their ground, they fought with fierce courage, and the passage was careful to say that it was the Lord that “brought about a great victory.”
And such is true in our Christian lives, if we want to witness God bring a breakthrough in our area of struggle, we must be willing to stand our ground, even when the rest of the world tells you to flee, retreat, give up or give in. For me to witness God bring victory, I must be where the action is—where God is at work and my faith is required. I will miss God’s move when I hide in the crevices of my comfort zones.
I remember again a talk given by Andy Stanley about courage. He says one way to know if you’ve made the right choice (to stay or to go) is if you fast forward your life and in that future look back to this very moment when you are in a forked road, which would be more noble to recount? Is it when you went even when you’re tempted to stay or stayed even when you’re tempted to go? Either way, obeying God despite the challenges would always be a winning remembrance.
Tempted to give up or give in? Too soon. One of God’s names in the Bible is that God is Jehovah-Shammah (The Lord who is there). The Lord, your Commander-in-chief, is always there with you in the battlefield. So don’t let your faith waver, stand your ground and you might just witness God’s bring about your victory.
Galatians 6:9, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
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