Good morning, our Fire-starter comes from 1 Chronicles 12. Our
Fire-starter thought is: getting practice with the other hand!!!!
Our Fire-starter verse is verse 2.

Which hand is your primary hand? We all would agree that we have a hand
that is primarily the one we use for everything.

If we try to write with the other hand it doesn’t do right or if we try
work with the other hand it doesn’t turn out right. Many times if I
tried to use my lesser hand, if you will, to do alot of things  it never
seems to come out the way I want it to. Do you know why? Because I am
not good with it. I don’t put it to work on a day to day basis.

In our text you will once again find a list of names of people that have
come to David to Ziklag as he is running away from Saul and the Bible
states in verse 2 that these men could us both the right hand and the
left hand.

It takes time and effort to be able to do this. This is not something
you learn over night this is something that takes years to do it right.

We use our primary hand to drive, to pick up things, to write and many
other things we use the primary hand for but I’ve got a question for
you. What would you do if your primary hand was broken? Would you be
able to go forward? Would you be able to use the lesser hand, if you
will, to do the things you need to get done?

I know me personally there is always room for improvements maybe sit and
practice writing with the lesser hand, God gave us two for a reason.
Maybe we need to practice turning pages in the book that we are reading
with the lesser hand.

How many of us could go through life with the lesser hand?

I want to encourage you this morning, the things that make us weak could
also be strengthened to make us strong!!!!

They were good with both hands are you?

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!!

1 Chronicles 12:1-40 KJV
Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept
himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the
mighty men, helpers of the war. [2] They were armed with bows, and could
use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting
arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin. [3] The chief
was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel,
and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,
[4] And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over
the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the
Gederathite, [5] Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and
Shephatiah the Haruphite, [6] Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and
Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, [7] And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the
sons of Jeroham of Gedor. [8] And of the Gadites there separated
themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and
men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler,
whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes
upon the mountains; [9] Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the
third, [10] Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, [11] Attai the
sixth, Eliel the seventh, [12] Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
[13] Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. [14] These were of the
sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred,
and the greatest over a thousand. [15] These are they that went over
Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they
put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward
the west. [16] And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to
the hold unto David. [17] And David went out to meet them, and answered
and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine
heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine
enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers
look thereon, and rebuke it. [18] Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who
was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy
side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to
thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and
made them captains of the band. [19] And there fell some of Manasseh to
David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but
they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement
sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy
of our heads. [20] As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh,
Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu,
and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. [21] And
they helped David against the band of the rovers : for they were all
mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. [22] For at that
time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great
host, like the host of God. [23] And these are the numbers of the bands
that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn
the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord. [24] The
children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight
hundred, ready armed to the war. [25] Of the children of Simeon, mighty
men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. [26] Of the
children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. [27] And Jehoiada was
the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven
hundred; [28] And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his
father’s house twenty and two captains. [29] And of the children of
Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest
part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. [30] And of the
children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of
valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. [31] And of the
half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name,
to come and make David king. [32] And of the children of Issachar, which
were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought
to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were
at their commandment. [33] Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle,
expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could
keep rank: they were not of double heart. [34] And of Naphtali a
thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven
thousand. [35] And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight
thousand and six hundred. [36] And of Asher, such as went forth to
battle, expert in war, forty thousand. [37] And on the other side of
Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of
Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an
hundred and twenty thousand. [38] All these men of war, that could keep
rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all
Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David
king. [39] And there they were with David three days, eating and
drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. [40] Moreover they
that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali,
brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and
meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil,
and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.