Mighty Men | 2 Samuel 23:1-7, 13-17

This powerful exploration of 2 Samuel 23 invites us into a profound truth about Christian identity: we become like the king we follow. Through the stories of David's mighty men—warriors who displayed extraordinary bravery, faithfulness, and love—we discover that these qualities weren't manufactured through sheer willpower but reflected the character of their leader. The text presents three unnamed heroes who risked everything, running 25 miles through enemy territory just to bring David water from his hometown well. Yet David's response is stunning: he refuses to drink it, pouring it out as an offering to the Lord, recognizing their sacrifice as too precious for mere personal consumption. This passage challenges our modern obsession with self-improvement formulas and reminds us that transformation isn't about trying harder to be brave or faithful. Instead, it's about recognizing that as Christians, we already possess a new nature—mightiness, bravery, faithfulness, and love are our birthright through Christ, the ultimate Son of David. The question isn't whether we can become mighty, but whether we'll stop feeding our old nature and simply be who we already are in Christ. When we grasp this, we stop writing endless books about how to change and start living from the reality of who the Sun King has already made us to be.