
The Bible tells us about a strong friendship between two people. Do you already know who I’m talking about? It’s David and Jonathan.
These two people came from very different backgrounds: David was a shepherd boy, and Jonathan was a prince, yet they shared a special friendship.
It is said of David that he was chosen by God to become the next king. He was a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14).
King Saul, Jonathan’s father, whom God appointed as the first king of Israel, was also once God-fearing, but unfortunately, he became disobedient to God.
He realized that God was with David and no longer with him. Saul was overcome with fear: Would David eventually become king?
Jonathan must have noticed the change in his father’s life. Perhaps he also thought that David, with his love for God, would be a much better king for the people of Israel and that he could lead them better. But didn’t Jonathan have a right to become king later? Yet he sided with David because he knew that God had chosen David as king. He did not begrudge David the royal throne.
Jonathan tried to change his father’s mind about David but to no avail. Saul wanted to get rid of David. So, David had to flee. The two friends wept as they said goodbye to each other. That’s how much they loved each other.
Do you also have such a good friend with whom you can discuss everything, with whom you enjoy spending time, praying together, and reading the Bible? Such a friend is certainly worth a lot. But ask yourself if you are also a good friend. Or are there qualities in you that make someone else not want to be your friend? Is there perhaps jealousy, as there was with Saul? Or are you often unfriendly and irritable so that people don’t like being with you? Or does everything always have to go your way at play, and you don’t let others have a say? Ask the Lord Jesus to help you to be a good friend. He wants to help you with this.
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