Good morning, our Fire-starter comes from 1 Chronicles 8. Our
Fire-starter thought is: where are the men and women of valour in
today’s day?
Our Fire-starter verse is verse 40.

To help us better understand today’s devotional we must understand the
meaning of the word valour.
I looked up the word Valour and it means
Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a man
to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage;
intrepidity; prowess.

The sons of Ulam were known as mighty men of valour. They were known for
their firmness in the face of danger. Can I remind us this morning today
is not the day we need to be a coward or a showboat today is the day we
need people that are of valour, if you will, in the midst of danger
standing firm.
In this chapter these men were the only ones mentioned as mighty men of
valour. There was a king mentioned in this chapter and if anyone ought
to be firm in the midst of trouble it ought to be the king but according
to the word of God in 1 Samuel 17 this king, Saul, was a coward and
wouldn’t fight against Goliath.   David, God’s next man to be king,
comes out and fights him and wins the victory in the name of the Lord, a
mighty man of Valour.

We must remember this morning, it’s not time to back down or to be a
coward when danger comes. It’s time to stand up!!!
When danger comes and we coward down we can rest assure we are going to
lose the battle.

I’ve been in dangerous situations spiritually where I have coward down
and lost some battles but when I stand firm in the midst of danger I put
a fight and it’s harder for the enemy to win. Why? Simply because I am
standing my ground.
   In today’s society we have become a coward in the midst of danger.
instead of speaking the truth we keep silence and it has not only given
the enemy another way to want to fight more but it also has given them
the victory in some cases.

   It’s easier to win a battle when the opponent is not fighting!!!!!!
   It’s easy to push someone over that does not have a good stand. If
you don’t stand firm on something you will fall for anything!!!
The Bible has stood the test of being firm in the midst of danger simply
because it is God’s forever settled word and it’s not going anywhere.
May we be valiant people today. Standing firm in the midst of danger.

When the world wants to vote someone in office that is against God’s
word we can stand firm on what we believe and not coward down. We must
not coward down for this next generation. There is danger in today’s day
and we must be people of Valour!!!!
Hope you have a wonderful day!!!

1 Chronicles 8:1,3-40 KJV
Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the
third, [3] And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, [4]
And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, [5] And Gera, and Shephuphan, and
Huram. [6] And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the
fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:
[7] And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza,
and Ahihud. [8] And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab,
after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. [9] And he
begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, [10]
And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the
fathers. [11] And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. [12] The sons
of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with
the towns thereof: [13] Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the
fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of
Gath: [14] And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, [15] And Zebadiah, and Arad,
and Ader, [16] And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
[17] And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, [18] Ishmerai
also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; [19] And Jakim, and
Zichri, and Zabdi, [20] And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, [21] And
Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; [22] And Ishpan,
and Heber, and Eliel, [23] And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, [24] And
Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, [25] And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the
sons of Shashak; [26] And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, [27]
And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. [28] These
were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt
in Jerusalem. [29] And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose
wife’s name was Maachah: [30] And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and
Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, [31] And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. [32]
And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in
Jerusalem, over against them. [33] And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat
Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and
Esh-baal. [34] And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal
begat Micah. [35] And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and
Tarea, and Ahaz. [36] And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat
Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, [37] And Moza
begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: [38] And
Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael,
and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
[39] And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush
the second, and Eliphelet the third. [40] And the sons of Ulam were
mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an
hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.