Day 280 Everyone needs an Abashai or Two

But Abashai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue and killed the Philistine. 2 Samuel 21:17a (NLT)

Living as a mature disciple of Jesus doesn’t happen in isolation....It takes teamwork. You will work with people over the years who are much differently gifted and talented than you are. One of the reasons people can survive in the long run in minstry is that they surround themeselves with “Abishai.”

Abishai is a real life person in the Old Testament who was an important model for the type of person we need in our lives, and a model for who we should be in someone else’s life.

Abishai lived during the time of King David. 2 Samuel 21 says, “When David and his men were in the thick of the battle, David became weak and exhausted….An enemy warrior cornered David and was about to kill him. But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue and killed the Philistine.”

I love the phrase, “in the thick of the battle, Abishai came to the rescue.” Who comes to your rescue? Do you have an Abishai in your life? Who do you rescue....Does someone look to you as their Abishai?

We all need at least one Abishai, maybe more, just as we need to be an Abishai to someone else.

We’re better together.