Song # 1755.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. In the Book of 1 Samuel we read that Saul was afraid of David (1 Samuel 18:29). And in chapter 19 we learn that Saul planned to kill his servant David, but Saul’s son Jonathan talked him out of killing David (1 Samuel 19:1-7).
When Saul realised that the Lord was with David (1 Samuel 18:28), he became more afraid of him (1 Samuel 18:29). Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan was very fond of David (1 Samuel 19:1), and warned David “My father Saul is looking for a chance to kill you. Be on your guard tomorrow morning, go into hiding and stay there” (1 Samuel 19:2). “I will go out and stand with my father in the field where you are. I’ll speak to him about you and I will tell you what I find out” (1 Samuel 19:3). Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him “Let not the king do wrong to his servant David, he has not wronged you, and what he has done has benefited you greatly” (1 Samuel 19:4). “He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The Lord won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad. Why then would you do wrong to an innocent man like David by killing him for no reason?” (1 Samuel 19:5). Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be put to death” (1 Samuel 19:6). So Jonathan called David and told him the whole conversation. He brought him to Saul, and David was with Saul as before (1 Samuel 19:7).
Thought for today: trust in God today and prepare for your tomorrow.
Thought for the future: we can’t see God’s hand, but we can trust His heart. Where will you spend your eternity?