For we live and walk by
faith, and not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7
This morning I had a productive time of Scripture reading…
faith, and not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7
This morning I had a productive time of Scripture reading…
I looked at First Samuel chapter fourteen in the Old Testament, and at the life of Jonathan, the son of Israel's King Saul. He was also the best friend to the nation's future king, David.
In the biblical account, Jonathan and his armor bearer, wanted to launch an attack on one of the Philistine's military garrisons. This was during a time of war between Philistine and Israel. Greatly outnumbered, how could Jonathan and his companion do such a thing? Two men going against an installation of trained troops? Really?
But Jonathan didn't look at the situation with his physical eyes. He saw it through the eyes of faith. The king's son declared, "Come, and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines. It may be that the Lord will work for us; for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few" (First Samuel 14:6).
Jonathan was a fearless soldier and devoted friend to David. He understood what the Lord desires to teach His church today, that without faith it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6).
Jonathan knew that when God is on your side, He is all you need. The Lord is more than enough. By faith, Jonathan declared the battle to have already been won. In confidence, he turned to his armor-bearer, and said, "Follow me."
Those weren't just words based on the concept of positive thinking. These two men were going into a situation where the odds were stacked against them. Into a situation where they could've easily been killed. But Jonathan, a man of faith, said to his comrade, "Follow me, for the Lord has delivered our enemy into the hand of Israel" (First Samuel 14:12). And He did! The church needs men and women like this, people of faith.
D.B.
In the biblical account, Jonathan and his armor bearer, wanted to launch an attack on one of the Philistine's military garrisons. This was during a time of war between Philistine and Israel. Greatly outnumbered, how could Jonathan and his companion do such a thing? Two men going against an installation of trained troops? Really?
But Jonathan didn't look at the situation with his physical eyes. He saw it through the eyes of faith. The king's son declared, "Come, and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines. It may be that the Lord will work for us; for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few" (First Samuel 14:6).
Jonathan was a fearless soldier and devoted friend to David. He understood what the Lord desires to teach His church today, that without faith it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6).
Jonathan knew that when God is on your side, He is all you need. The Lord is more than enough. By faith, Jonathan declared the battle to have already been won. In confidence, he turned to his armor-bearer, and said, "Follow me."
Those weren't just words based on the concept of positive thinking. These two men were going into a situation where the odds were stacked against them. Into a situation where they could've easily been killed. But Jonathan, a man of faith, said to his comrade, "Follow me, for the Lord has delivered our enemy into the hand of Israel" (First Samuel 14:12). And He did! The church needs men and women like this, people of faith.
D.B.
