Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable? Proverbs 20:6 (NLT) This proverb suggests that there are few truly loyal friends. However, it also suggests that you should be on the continual search for one. They are out there, but you must be proactive in seeking the…
A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 If you want to find your other brother and be the other brother you need to be, work on becoming likeable. Likeable means you have characteristics in your actions, attitudes, and words that attract people to you and…
“As for you, show kindness to your servant, for you have brought him into a covenant with you before the Lord. If I am guilty, then kill me yourself! Why hand me over to your father?” “Never!” Jonathan said. “If I had the least inkling that my father was determined to harm you, wouldn’t I tell you?” 1…
Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan had taken a great liking to David and warned him, “My father Saul is looking for a chance to kill you. Be on your guard tomorrow morning; go into hiding and stay there. I will go out and stand with my father in the field where…
“Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Saul took him that day, and would not let him go home to his father’s house anymore. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant because he loved him…
“And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.” 1 Samuel 18:3 No doubt there are multiple barriers to building the kind of friendship that Jonathan and David possessed. There are obstacles Christian men must admit and address if they are to experience a David/Jonathan connection. Let me ask you, “Who would…
“After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.” 1 Samuel 18:1 There is no greater example of friendship anywhere in the Bible than that of David, the future king of Israel, and Jonathan, Saul’s son, who was next in line to the throne. In many…
Scripture 1 Corinthians 15:33 “Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.” From the devotional The Dad Blessing we learn it is vital to pray for your child’s friends. In the midst of the great chapter in 1 Corinthians 15 on the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Paul inserts a very practical word of wisdom.…
Scripture Proverbs 18:24b; Song of Solomon 5:16 Men should have close male friends, and women should have close female friends. However, you should be your husband’s best friend and him yours. Focusing on building a close friendship with your husband will reap incredible benefits, benefits you will readily understand when you are empty nesters when…