Having a genuine friend is a priceless

treasure. David enjoyed a deeply loyal soul-level friendship with the Son of

King Saul, Jonathan. But that friendship came with a cost. Today on Truth for

Life, Alistair beg examines this special friendship and shows us where David

ultimately found his security and endurance. Alistair is teaching from 1 Samuel

chapter 20.

Now one of the things that is running through this entire section beyond chapter

20 is the question of loyalty of where does loyalty lie. The challenge for a

Jonathan is supreme. He is the crown prince. If his father's kingdom, if his

father's house were to be sustained, then he is next in line. But since his

father's house has been torn from him, he is like minister without portfolio.

He loves David. He has an inkling that David has a huge future. How much he knows

about David's anointing is hard to tell from the text. But he loves his father.

So is he going to go with his dad or is he who is the the the set aside king or is

he going to go with David whom he loves as his own soul who is actually the

anointed king. Now we won't come close to this today but let me just make the

observation if you're going to read the text on your own. What this whole thing

finally comes down to is the matter of loyalty. Who is the king and what does it

mean to submit to him. David is the king. Therefore for Jonathan to submit to

David as the king means saying no to his family ties.

Therefore it is no easy. It is the whole question is full of ambiguities. The

very ambiguities and challenges that are represented in the words of Jesus when

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