Good morning, our Fire-starter comes from 1 Chronicles 18. Our
Fire-starter thought is: preserved!!!!

Here in our text you will find the phrase,… thus the Lord preserved
David whithersoever he went, twice. The first time it is mentioned is
verse 6 and the second time it is mentioned is verse 13.

To better understand our devotional this morning, let’s see what the 
word preserve means.

To preserve means:  To keep or save from injury or destruction; to
defend from evil.
The whole time David is fighting the philistines God is preserving him
for his purpose.
We all have been preserved in some shape or form. You say Bro. Justin
how do you know that? Has there ever been times God preserved you? Kept
you from danger? Maybe it was fixing to be something that would ruin
your testimony but God preserved you. Think about the preserving of our
Savior.
Hope you have a blessed Day and remember Jesus is still on the throne.

I will be a little later sending the devotional our this week!!!!

1 Chronicles 18:1-17 KJV
Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and
subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the
Philistines. [2] And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s
servants, and brought gifts. [3] And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah
unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
[4] And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand
horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the
chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. [5] And when
the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew
of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. [6] Then David put garrisons
in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought
gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. [7] And
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer,
and brought them to Jerusalem. [8] Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun,
cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon
made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. [9] Now
when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of
Hadarezer king of Zobah; [10] He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to
enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought
against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;)
and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. [11]
Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the
gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab,
and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from
Amalek. [12] Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in
the valley of salt eighteen thousand. [13] And he put garrisons in Edom;
and all the Edomites became David’s servants. Thus the Lord preserved
David whithersoever he went. [14] So David reigned over all Israel, and
executed judgment and justice among all his people. [15] And Joab the
son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud,
recorder. [16] And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of
Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; [17] And Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the
sons of David were chief about the king.