It's Complicated(S1) : WK 4 - WED
“1 Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David, 2 told him what his father was planning. “Tomorrow morning,” he warned him, “you must find a hiding place out in the fields. 3 I’ll ask my father to go out there with me, and I’ll talk to him about you. Then I’ll tell you everything I can find out.”
1 Samuel 19:1-3
Friendships can be complicated, and so can families. Sure, Jonathan and David were dear friends, but Jonathan was also the son of the current king of Israel, while David had been anointed as the king to take Saul’s place all the way back when he was 15. Complicated? You could say that?
Overtime, though David was deeply loyal to Saul, overtime, Saul became more and more jealous of David. David was handsome, David was a revealed and successful warrior, and David seemed to have the favor of God that Saul wanted. So because of Saul’s jealousy, the relationship between Jonathan and David got complicated to say the least.
In today’s passage, Saul wants David assassinated, and even asks his son, Jonathan, to play a part. Saul must have known of their friendship, but as we’re told, Saul wasn’t in his right mind in this season of his life.
But Jonathan remains loyal to his friend, offering him protection while at the same time, trying to honor his father. As we’ll see tomorrow, Jonathan makes a case for why David’s life should be spared.
Do you have someone in your life who you know would be willing to put their reputation on the line for you? Do you have someone you’d be willing to put your reputation on the line for as well? These kinds of relationships are so important to our overall physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
If you have had a friend stick up for you even to protect you from their family or their other friends, what did they feel like? What did it do to the dynamics of your relationship?
Sticking up for a friend in their time of need can be tricky, risky even, but it can also solidify your bond in ways that nothing else will.
Thankfully, God didn’t wait for us to be perfect or have everything figured out before he came to stick up for us. As the apostle Paul wrote, “When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” (Romans 5:6-8, NLT)
Yes. There’s just something incredibly bonding about someone sticking up for you, especially when you don’t deserve it. Jesus did it for us; might we be willing to do the same for others?
1 Samuel 19:1-3
Friendships can be complicated, and so can families. Sure, Jonathan and David were dear friends, but Jonathan was also the son of the current king of Israel, while David had been anointed as the king to take Saul’s place all the way back when he was 15. Complicated? You could say that?
Overtime, though David was deeply loyal to Saul, overtime, Saul became more and more jealous of David. David was handsome, David was a revealed and successful warrior, and David seemed to have the favor of God that Saul wanted. So because of Saul’s jealousy, the relationship between Jonathan and David got complicated to say the least.
In today’s passage, Saul wants David assassinated, and even asks his son, Jonathan, to play a part. Saul must have known of their friendship, but as we’re told, Saul wasn’t in his right mind in this season of his life.
But Jonathan remains loyal to his friend, offering him protection while at the same time, trying to honor his father. As we’ll see tomorrow, Jonathan makes a case for why David’s life should be spared.
Do you have someone in your life who you know would be willing to put their reputation on the line for you? Do you have someone you’d be willing to put your reputation on the line for as well? These kinds of relationships are so important to our overall physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
If you have had a friend stick up for you even to protect you from their family or their other friends, what did they feel like? What did it do to the dynamics of your relationship?
Sticking up for a friend in their time of need can be tricky, risky even, but it can also solidify your bond in ways that nothing else will.
Thankfully, God didn’t wait for us to be perfect or have everything figured out before he came to stick up for us. As the apostle Paul wrote, “When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” (Romans 5:6-8, NLT)
Yes. There’s just something incredibly bonding about someone sticking up for you, especially when you don’t deserve it. Jesus did it for us; might we be willing to do the same for others?
- Have you ever had a friendship where a family member or friend got in the way of that friendship? If so, what happened?
- Can you remember a time when someone stood up for you during a critical moment? What happened, how did it make you feel, and where does that relationship with that person stand today?
- What does it mean to you to know that Jesus didn’t wait for you to get perfect, or uncomplicate your life, before he came down to rescue you? What might you be willing to tell others about this wonderful Savior?
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