Jonathan’s faithfulness to David arose from his love for him (1 Samuel
20:17). This is true of God. He loves us. He is faithful to us. The
story of David runs parallel to the story of Saul. It highlight. the
continuous conflict between God and Satan. David was God’s man. Saul
had become Satan’s tool. God is sending His blessing. Satan is seeking
to hinder God’s blessing. This is the conflict that we see in the story
of David and Saul. This is the conflict that is still going on in our
lives. It’s an unequal conflict. The victory belongs to the Lord - not
to Satan!
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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