Honoring Your Friendships!
1 Samuel 23
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, April 19.
Do you remember the last time you saw a loved one or close friend who has gone on to be with the Lord? Did you know that it would be the last time you saw one another? The last recorded meeting between David and Jonathan is found in 1 Samuel 23:15-18:
Now David became aware that Saul had come out to seek his life while David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh. And Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God. Thus he said to him, “Do not be afraid, because the hand of Saul my father will not find you, and you will be king over Israel and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.” So the two of them made a covenant before the Lord; and David stayed at Horesh while Jonathan went to his house.
This was the third time that they made a covenant together (1 Samuel 18:3; 20:16). Their commitment to one another was significant and would not be forgotten easily or broken flippantly. In fact, David went to great lengths to keep his covenant with Jonathan, even after Jonathan died in battle. In 2 Samuel 9:1, as the now king of Israel, David asked, “Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” There was one son of Jonathan left, a man named Mephibosheth, and David showed him the kindness of God. Listen to David’s words to Jonathan’s son in verse 7,
“Do not fear, for I will surely show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul; and you shall eat at my table regularly.”
Seize the moment and honor your friendships of old by loving, encouraging, and caring for the next generation.
God bless you!
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