David and Jonathan Rendezvous

Living in Covenant

A Personal Perspective

Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) 

A Covenant betweenFriends

1 Samuel 20:18-23 New International Version

18 Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon feast. You will be missed because your seat will be empty. 19 The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid when this trouble began and wait by the stone Ezel. 20 I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I were shooting at a target.21 Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them here,’ then come, because, as surely as the Lord lives, you are safe; there is no danger. 22 But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go because the Lord has sent you away. 23 And about the matter you and I discussed—remember, the Lord is a witness between you and me forever.”

For Reflection

This story about trust.  Jonathan and David share no ordinary bond of trust. Their trust of each other is endorsed and witnessed by God.   The security of the chosen depends upon David's success.  David's life depends upon Jonathan's integrity.  The progress of humankind depends upon God's trust in the covenant between Jonathan and David. What covenants of trust are you a part of that has God as a witness?  The answer, "All of them!"

Pray

Pray for the wisdom to engage in life as a sacred Covenant among each other and remember that the realization of the Kingdom is dependent upon each of us not violating the divine trust God has in us.


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