Song # 1791.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. We read in 1 Samuel in chapter 14 that king Saul had bound the people under an oath not to eat food before evening comes (1 Samuel 14:24 - see Video # 1790.1). But Jonathan had not heard of the oath.
Saul said to Jonathan “Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him “I merely tasted a little honey with the end of my staff. And now I must die?” (1 Samuel 14:43). Saul said “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not die, Jonathan” (1 Samuel 14:44). But the men said to Saul “Should Jonathan die - he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair on his head shall fall to the ground, for he did this today with God’s help.” So the men rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death (1 Samuel 14:45). Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land (1 Samuel 14:46). After Saul had assumed rule over Israel, he fought against their enemies on every side: Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them (1 Samuel 14:47). He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them (1 Samuel 14:48).
Thought for today: we can’t see God’s hand, but we can trust His heart.
Thought for the future: no-one is more secure than those in God’s hands. Where will you spend your eternity?