It's Complicated(S1) : WK 4 - MON
“1 After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David. 2 From that day on Saul kept David with him and wouldn’t let him return home. 3 And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself. 4 Jonathan sealed the pact by taking off his robe and giving it to David, together with his tunic, sword, bow, and belt.”
1 Samuel 18:1-4 NLT
Do you have a best friend, a kindred spirit, someone who simply gets you? I am blessed to say I’ve got a few, but the one I’ve known the longest is a childhood friend of mine that I met in 7th grade.
He was new to our school, but I had only been at the same school a year before, and had previously moved across the country with my mom and two older brothers in order to start life anew. In my previous school, I had lots of friends, people I was excited to see at school, but we didn’t hang out much outside of school due to the distance between our houses and unsuccessfully trying to obtain a driver's license at 8 years old.
But in my new school, we tended to spend as much time outside of school as we did inside. We regularly went to each other’s houses, found activities to keep us busy, and had a lot of fun together.
Though some friendships came and went with changes in school and age, Jon and I always stayed close. We went through college together, he met a girl and got married, then she introduced me to the woman that would be my wife. We were in each other’s weddings, there for the birth of our kids, and we have remained “knit” together in close friendships for over 37 years.
It’s amazing to have a friend who gets you. Someone that no matter how much time you spend apart, when you do meet up again, you pick up right where you left off.
This is how I imagine the friendship between David and Jonathan. They got each other. There was a deep bond that as we’ll see, caused Jonathan to protect David, even from his own father.
Life sure is a whole lot more manageable when you have someone, or a group of someone’s, to go through it with. To share in your triumphs, to draw near in your defeats, and to listen and be a presence when you need them most.
And don’t miss Jonathan’s act of putting his robe onto David. Jonathan was an heir to the throne, but when he takes off his robe and put it onto David, he’s giving that right to David instead. Jonathan must have been quite an amazing person to do such a thing for a friend.
That said, there are things about friendships that can get complicated. We’ll spend time this week reflecting on some of those challenges, asking ourselves the question, “Is this friendship worth the risk?”
1 Samuel 18:1-4 NLT
Do you have a best friend, a kindred spirit, someone who simply gets you? I am blessed to say I’ve got a few, but the one I’ve known the longest is a childhood friend of mine that I met in 7th grade.
He was new to our school, but I had only been at the same school a year before, and had previously moved across the country with my mom and two older brothers in order to start life anew. In my previous school, I had lots of friends, people I was excited to see at school, but we didn’t hang out much outside of school due to the distance between our houses and unsuccessfully trying to obtain a driver's license at 8 years old.
But in my new school, we tended to spend as much time outside of school as we did inside. We regularly went to each other’s houses, found activities to keep us busy, and had a lot of fun together.
Though some friendships came and went with changes in school and age, Jon and I always stayed close. We went through college together, he met a girl and got married, then she introduced me to the woman that would be my wife. We were in each other’s weddings, there for the birth of our kids, and we have remained “knit” together in close friendships for over 37 years.
It’s amazing to have a friend who gets you. Someone that no matter how much time you spend apart, when you do meet up again, you pick up right where you left off.
This is how I imagine the friendship between David and Jonathan. They got each other. There was a deep bond that as we’ll see, caused Jonathan to protect David, even from his own father.
Life sure is a whole lot more manageable when you have someone, or a group of someone’s, to go through it with. To share in your triumphs, to draw near in your defeats, and to listen and be a presence when you need them most.
And don’t miss Jonathan’s act of putting his robe onto David. Jonathan was an heir to the throne, but when he takes off his robe and put it onto David, he’s giving that right to David instead. Jonathan must have been quite an amazing person to do such a thing for a friend.
That said, there are things about friendships that can get complicated. We’ll spend time this week reflecting on some of those challenges, asking ourselves the question, “Is this friendship worth the risk?”
- Do you have someone in your life who just gets you? If so, who is it and what is it about them that makes your relationship easy?
- Have you ever gone through a challenging time with that friend, maybe even wondering if they were on your side or not?
by Pastor Paddy McCoy
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