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The Lord was with Him – I Samuel 18: 6

Saul in his time as the King of Israel had no issues with David leading his army, prior to verse six; Saul had even invited David to his house and inquired that he did not return home.

Problem arose from Saul’s end when he heard the women singing Saul killed a thousand and David killed 10,000. Saul was said to have at least three emotion which deepened to envy; the first was anger, then displeasure and then suspicion of David. In most relics, this is how envy build up; first we are angry at the person then displeasure and suspicion take root.

I often wondered that if Saul was anointed how could an evil spirit, indwell him. From my understanding as the scriptures revealed that Saul tried to kill David with a Javelin (twice) but David escaped twice. In verse 12, it highlights that Saul became afraid of David because he realized that God was with and had departed from Saul.

A useful thing to see is Saul still had understanding that helped him sense the presence of God. Hence, God spirit can dwell in a man to make him sense the presence of Yahua. However, it doesn’t stop him from being inhabited if he backslides (continues in sin, doesn’t stop working iniquity)

In the next verse, Saul reduces David size of army to a 1000 out of envy and send him to the Philistines, so it would not be said that his hand killed David. This was the same ploy David used for Uriah (Barsheba’s husband) which worked because Uriah was not anointed and had no relationship with God. However, in the case of David it didn’t work.

It is important to note that immediately David sinned by killing Uriah, he immediately went in prayer saying, “Take not your spirit from me and restore unto me the joy of my salvation”, he (David questioned his integrity from that point saying “Search me and know my way, try me and know my heart and see if there is any wicked way in me to lead me to your everlasting truth.

David from experience knew he could lose God’s presence, Saul, however, knew he had lost Yahua presence but kept trying to bring another man down with him. He even unknowingly made the David fight the lord battles against the philistine of which he prevailed. Gave his daughter (Michal) as a snare to David but she loved him. Indeed, in this verse the Lord is with me is mentioned thrice, before David tells the king servant who am I?

Indeed, who are we like servant, lowly esteemed and poor (1 Samuel 18: 23) but the lord is with US?

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2 Kings 5: 1-8:15

Naman was a Syrian, who had leprosy. He went to Israel seeking a cure and stopped at Elisha’s house. However, what Elisha commanded him was new. He told him to go and wash himself in the jordan river seven times.

The outcome was his flesh shall come again (he would be clean). As I opened this scripture in the morning, I had opened Psalm 50 simultaneously for my devotional. I couldn’t understand why previously God implored that we do not wear out ourselves to be rich Proverb 23:4. A timely adage for me closing from work on Friday evening.

Seeing as I had a lot on my mind from ruminating these scriptures, As I wondered why Psalm 50: 8 – 15, God made it clear to me he needed my sacrifice of thanks offering and not my tithes or offerings. I still couldn’t make sense of this as I’d had a torrid week and worse weekend (family + personal health). As I arrived church on Sunday, twas the last place I wanted to be at because I was both tasking my physical and mental state. Then I heard the preacher saying stop your complaint and I realize I had complained to God that he wasn’t listening to my heart desire; he was only giving me commands to do… He said something which struck me that God doesn’t reject any praise but he rejects some prayer if they aren’t according to his will and if we ask amiss. What he brought out was that before Jesus turned lack to plentiful (5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes to feed 5,000) he gave thanks to God and blessed the bread.

In some moments, we don’t always feel grateful to God. Until we ruminate on his goodness in my life then we realize his mercy, as I started out the month of April God promised he will be with me assuredly, so when I see Job 1 on the 2nd of April, I smile. it is hard being someone who complains about the failure of men but has more failure of men as well. when I get into Gods presence and I cant make sense ( my closet), I can always run into his presence (his house).

If God being addicted to any thing we like can give us joy, how much more being in the presence of your maker. Luke 17:15-19 was the defining scripture that linked the two scripture I opened this morning (1 kings 5:1-8:15) and Psalm 50; showed the cleansing (Naaman) and the need for worship ( Psalm 50 vs 14) – Luke 17: 16, he threw himself at Jesus feet and thanked him – he was a Samaritan.

We threw ourselves at Yahushua’s feet to ask for for forgiveness and worship at his feet, Thank you God for loving me. 1 Cor 10:10, Number 21: 1-6, Psalm 69 vs 10, Colossian 4 vs 2, With Prayer and Thanksgiving make your request known to God. Acts 16:25, Jonah 2 vs 9, Psalm 30 vs 12, Exodus 3: 9.

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Jonathan, Jon, John Nathan……..God has given indeed his Son.

The variant form of John suggests the meaning of Jonathan is John meaning God has given. From 1 Samuel 18, it tells of Jonathan who loved David as his own Soul. The bible says Jonathan soul was knit with David and he loved David as his own soul. Speaks of a devotion OR love than we could not explain.

We have devotion/ dedication to things, events but rarely to God. The picture of Jonathan paints an avid picture of God’s love for us. Invariably, Jonathan died in the process of trying to save David. There is a devotion we have towards God that fails but the devotion God has toward us cost us his son (It doesn’t fail).

The first commandment from the new covenant, is ye shall love the lord your God with all your heart and soul and mind (Matthew 22:38). It is sufficed that we say that Jonathan (meaning God has given) show us a picture of God’s love to us (David, the Church, Israel). It is said that Jonathan in verse 3 made a covenant with David as he loved him as his own flesh. Isn’t this the picture of the savior’s love for us?

He stripped himself of his divinity, he was stripped off his garment (Matt 27: 28-30) to bear our sin. So, we liken 1 Samuel 18 where Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David with his armor including his sword and his bow and his belt, So, David went wherever Saul sent him and prospered.

In so many ways, Jesus being stripped of his divinity (glory) to die for man, to return Authority back to the believer so we can win battles and prosper in his name is a typification of Jonathan towards David.

Indeed, has indeed given us his best Armour his love for us through his son. There may be inexplicable times we can question God’s love for us but if we see the love Jonathan had for David is such as the Lord Yahusha has for us.