Reconciliation

The verses for today illustrate how we are to show love to others in a difficult situation.  Having said that, our narrative does not start out in a difficulty.  It actually starts out in victory over a powerful enemy and in love.  Most of us have heard of the story of David and Goliath.  David was the only one brave enough to face Goliath, the champion of the Philistines, and he killed Goliath with his slingshot.

But what happened after that?  When the Israeli army saw what David had done, they were revitalized and routed the Philistine army.  After the victory, David became a part of Saul’s royal household and become very good friends with Saul’s son Jonathan.  More than that David married Saul’s daughter Michal.  This sounds like a typical Disney Happily Ever After ending.  Unfortunately, as the people began to place David’s accomplishments above those of Saul, Saul began to envy him.  This envy slowly grew into anger and suspicion.  It grew in intensity until Saul tried to kill David himself and tried again by trickery, 1 Samuel 18 verses 17 and 25.  Having failed in both, Saul now gives the order to his son Jonathan and to his servants that David must be killed.

This is where our narrative picks up today.  How will Jonathan react to this order that his friend be killed?

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