I Samuel 20:5-7, 11-13

“5. And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. 6. If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for his family. 7. If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him. 11. And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12. And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about tomorrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; 13. The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.”

David is just coming to find out that Saul wants to kill him. He asks his good friend Jonathan to test the king to see if he is truly after his life. Jonathan is the son of King Saul and in vs 11-13 he is committing to David that he will return to give him an answer after they sit at this meal during the new moon. The results did not come back in David’s favor. King Saul wants to kill him. Out of Saul’s anger he nearly kills his own son Jonathan because David was not at the table. The end of the chapter ends in verse 42; “And Jonathan said unto David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.” Wait a minute! David is in fear for his life! King Saul wants to kill him. How could anyone run for their life with peace? We can find our answer back in vs 13 “…that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee…” Where are you looking for peace today? The hunter tries to find peace in the field, but what happens when you return empty handed, or even your job keeps you too busy to buy a license? Are you still living with peace? What about your job you love so much, but yet, you get fired, or the car that looks nice and fancy, but brakes down? What about the times when you feel like there is no hope for your circumstances? Can you find peace? Many people go through life with shattered dreams and difficult circumstances that they never recover from. Why is that? Its a very simple answer! There is no peace in this corruptible world, other than Jesus Christ! God is in control of peace and we need to realize the he is the only one that can give us that peace that will pass all understanding. Hebrews 13:20-21 “Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” Are you finding peace today? If you don’t have it, you are looking in the wrong place! King David is running for his life, but yet, he can have peace because God is in control! Jesus is your answer!!!

Memory Verse Week 4/6/20

Hebrews 13:20-21

“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”