1 Samuel 20:1-23
David
got out of Ramah and went to find Jonathan. He didn't know what to do,
so he asked his best friend for help. David explained to Jon that Saul
was trying to kill him, but Jon wasn't fully convinced. Jon said that
his dad told him everything, big and small, so he doubted that Saul
would try to kill David behind his back.
David's scheduled to eat dinner with Saul the next day, but he tells Jon that he's not gonna go. They devise a scheme. The plan is that David will hide in the same field he did before. When Saul asks where David is, Jon will tell him that David went back to his family for a celebration of the New Moon and to worship. After three days, Jon said his dad would stop expecting David to show up, and then he would find out the truth. He would find out if his dad was truly trying to kill David.
If Jon heard that his dad was trying to kill David, he would go out to the field and shoot some arrows toward a boulder that David was hiding beside. If the report was that David was safe to return, Jon would yell to his servant, "The arrows are on this side!" If the report was that David needed to get out of there, Jon would yell to his servant, "The arrows are further away!"
David and Jon made a covenant with each other to remain friends no matter what. Jon loved David more than his own soul.
If you knew that your friend was innocent, and that the government was after them, would you do
whatever
it took to keep your friend safe from harm? On paper, the government
looks like an entity that is for the people. But, for people like Eric
Snowden and Bradley Manning, they're lives have been completely turned
upside down because they were willing to tell the truth about government
corruption.
Manning is in jail for telling the truth. Snowden is running for his life for telling the truth.
If Eric Snowden were to show up at your house, would you give him safe harbor? Would you do anything you could to keep him safe from harm?
We live under a government that calls telling the truth treason. To them, secrecy and confidence is more important than whether or not the actions are wrong.
In this case, David was whistleblowing to Jonathan. David was telling the truth about the corruption of Saul. Jon didn't believe that his dad would go behind his back and do this, so he decided to find out for himself because he loved David.
There is a man living in Jamaica Beach right now. He owns a restaurant down there and is claiming that the local government has been tormenting him about signs he puts up in the restaurant. They are telling him to take certain signs down, even though he owns a private restaurant. He claims that he's been stalked and harassed by government officials who've accessed his email and phone number. They are trying to make his life a living hell because he won't give into their desires. Everyone calls him crazy. Even his customers call him crazy. Yet, he says that he's got a court date today for bogus charges.
My friend and I will possibly be visiting this man today to support him. We want him to know that we don't think he's crazy, and that he's loved. Maybe he's wrong, maybe he's right. How would we know if we didn't just show up to find out for ourselves?
David's scheduled to eat dinner with Saul the next day, but he tells Jon that he's not gonna go. They devise a scheme. The plan is that David will hide in the same field he did before. When Saul asks where David is, Jon will tell him that David went back to his family for a celebration of the New Moon and to worship. After three days, Jon said his dad would stop expecting David to show up, and then he would find out the truth. He would find out if his dad was truly trying to kill David.
If Jon heard that his dad was trying to kill David, he would go out to the field and shoot some arrows toward a boulder that David was hiding beside. If the report was that David was safe to return, Jon would yell to his servant, "The arrows are on this side!" If the report was that David needed to get out of there, Jon would yell to his servant, "The arrows are further away!"
David and Jon made a covenant with each other to remain friends no matter what. Jon loved David more than his own soul.
If you knew that your friend was innocent, and that the government was after them, would you do
Manning is in jail for telling the truth. Snowden is running for his life for telling the truth.
If Eric Snowden were to show up at your house, would you give him safe harbor? Would you do anything you could to keep him safe from harm?
We live under a government that calls telling the truth treason. To them, secrecy and confidence is more important than whether or not the actions are wrong.
In this case, David was whistleblowing to Jonathan. David was telling the truth about the corruption of Saul. Jon didn't believe that his dad would go behind his back and do this, so he decided to find out for himself because he loved David.
There is a man living in Jamaica Beach right now. He owns a restaurant down there and is claiming that the local government has been tormenting him about signs he puts up in the restaurant. They are telling him to take certain signs down, even though he owns a private restaurant. He claims that he's been stalked and harassed by government officials who've accessed his email and phone number. They are trying to make his life a living hell because he won't give into their desires. Everyone calls him crazy. Even his customers call him crazy. Yet, he says that he's got a court date today for bogus charges.
My friend and I will possibly be visiting this man today to support him. We want him to know that we don't think he's crazy, and that he's loved. Maybe he's wrong, maybe he's right. How would we know if we didn't just show up to find out for ourselves?
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