After David had defeated Goliath and the Philistines he was taken to the palace of the king as soon as the king son Jonathan saw him he loved him very much, soon David and Jonathan became very good friends
In order to prove him love, Jonathan gave David him sword and his word that they will remain very new that, but he also knew that it was God who had anointed David as king so even though his father hated David, Jonathan love David .Saul told Jonathan and all his officers that he wanted to kill David when Jonathan heard it he went to his father and said all the good things he could about David to change his father's mind, he talked to his father of what Good thing he had done how he defeated Goliath and how killed thousands of Philistines who were Israel enemy, Jonathan convinced his father that Davis had been doing good and so he shouldn't seek to kill him, Saul listened to Jonathan, he decided to take his songs advise at first but it was not long before he changed his mind again and sought to kill David and he to kill David and he escaped all the attachments.
David and Jonathan make a plan
This time there was another war and David went to fight,he won the battle again and the people praised him again, Saul's jealousy came again, One day as David was playing his harp for Saul, Saul threw a spare at David to kill him David jumped aside and escaped,
David went to find Jonathan and asked him what he had done that his Father wants to kill him when David told Jonathan that his father was still trying to kill him, he talked with David and advised him to leave the palace and hide in a very place in the field until he finds out if his father was still bent on killing him,
The next day was a National feast in Israel and David was absent in the palace Saul noticed his absence but said nothing and Jonathan was observing him,
After that Day David was still absent in the palace but when Saul saw that David was not around again the Second day he became very angry he asked Jonathan about David Jonathan told his father that David obtained permission to visit home but Saul was all the more angry with Jonathan because he had planned to kill David that day, he scolded Jonathan openly before all the people because he knew Jonathan loved David.
when Jonathan saw all these he felt disappointed, he was sad to know that his father still wanted to kill he went to the field where he advised David to hide, when he saw David he told David his findings and both of them wept bitterly kissing each other, he further advised David to run away from the palace so he wouldn't kill him from that day on David left the palace he stayed were Saul would not see
Why I always bring this lesson here is because sometimes you discover that someone hates you for nothing?,
this lesson is a mid year lesson the second half of the year lesson would come in July,
we always teach all these moral topics for our children who are always unforgiving,
but come to think about it can we let go of the what someone has wronged us and forgive their trespasses?.
Application
Two friends were on a business trip when they were working there one of them committed a serious crime against the law of the country he was arrested and tried, during the trial he was found guilty and was condemned to death,
Since his people didn't know about it, he begged to be allowed to go back to his country and see his people before he would be killed, but the people refused, but said he could only if he found someone to take his place in the prison until he comes back, where his friend heard of it he offered to take his place in the prison and wait for him to go and come back,
The execution day came and the prisoner had not returned, the prisoner officer told him that he would have to be killed in place of his friend, surprisingly the friend agreed, this Man was later taken to where he would be killed they had just finished tying him in a stack, when the actual prisoner hurried in and that he had come back as he promised, he was so touched that his friend wanted to die for him that he broke down in tears,
When the people saw what happened they were also moved, The result of his friend sacrifice was the condemned man was to be pardoned and released,
Jonathan loved David in this way and Christ did the same this is what love means,
Do you have a best friend or someone that you love but returns hatred to you, you can share
