NO MATTER WHAT – HE CAN SAVE

READING: 1 SAMUEL 14:6-14

Verse 6: “Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, ‘Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumsised; it may be that the LORD will work for us. For nothing restrains the LORD from saving by many or by few.”

Jonathan, the son of King Saul along with his armor bearer, although vastly outnumbered, were preparing to attack an enemy garrison. As they departed from their position, Jonathan expressed his faith in the Lord as quoted above. To him the battle before them was not a matter of the numbers of combatants. He was not considering the relative weakness of two men compared to many at the garrison. He was convinced that God could save the army of Israel using only the two of them. It was not a question of neither their ability, nor the numerical odds they faced. For him it was strictly a matter of what God could do! We need attitudes like Jonathan’s. When we face situations for which the resources available seem inadequate, as Christians we don’t have to fear or become discouraged. At such times, we can believe in the manner that Jonathan did. We can respond with faith that our Lord can save under any condition. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. As you read this scripture and the thought offered above, what opinion do you form about Jonathan?

2. We should not neglect the armor bearer. What do you think of him?