Speak Up!

# 267 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 19:1-4, “Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David; 2 but Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted greatly in David. (19:2) So Jonathan told David, saying, "My father Saul seeks to kill you. Therefore please be on your guard until morning, and stay in a secret place and hide. 3 "And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you. Then what I observe, I will tell you." 4 Thus Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, "Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you. 1 Sam 19:1-4) Saul's plan to have David killed in battle with the Philistines has backfired and now he doesn't even bother to hide it anymore. He tells his servants and his son to kill David. But wait, there is something that Saul hadn't counted on.....Jonathan's friendship with David! The Bible says he delighted greatly in David. The Hebrew word here means to feel a strong positive attraction for someone. These guys were just great friends! And when a friend is in danger, you do something about it. So Jonathan warns David of his father's plans and instructs David to lay low for awhile until he has a chance to talk with his father. Jonathan then speaks well of David to his father. It's interesting that he addresses his dad as king, rather than his father. He is basically saying that David has been a model citizen and servant of the king. He has done nothing to deserve the death penalty from the state. Let us learn here from Jonathan. “ Pr 31:8,9 says, “Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die. 9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.” Jonathan has responded to the threat against David in accordance with Scripture! We could all learn from that especially in the matter of the unborn. Since the Roe v Wade decision of 1973 over 55 million unborn children have been appointed to die. Will we open our mouths on their behalf? Will we join with Jonathan and plead for the lives of the innocent? We we be that friend that sticks closer than a brother? Or will we remain silent and ignore the charge given to us defend the defenseless? Father forgive us for ignoring the plight of the unborn. Help us to speak up on their behalf.