We All Need Encouragement!
Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who provide encouragement. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Have you ever felt trapped?
Just as you think things could not get worse, would you expect to be encouraged?
Saul hoped to be rid of David.
Saul thought he had trapped David in Keilah, but David made a decision to flee with his men before Saul could surround the town. In 1 Samuel 23:13(ESV) we learn David’s men “went wherever they could go.”
In 1 Samuel 23:15-18 (ESV) we learn even though David was on the run, a friend comes along side of him.
“David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh. And Jonathan, Saul’s son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God. And he said to him, ‘Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. Saul my father also knows this.’ And the two of them made a covenant before the Lord. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.”
With the threat of death hanging over David, God sent Jonathan to provided encouragement.
Who can you come along side of and encourage? Think about it. Reach out and encourage someone today.
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