Spiritual Friends

God has given us spiritual friends to accompany us on our journey in life  These friends teach us how to draw close to God and seek Him in all we do so we experience the joy and peace of His purpose fulfilled in our lives.

A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. 

Proverbs 17:17

Jonathan and David are an example from the Bible of a selfless caring friendship.  Jonathan was the son of King Saul.  King Saul was jealous of David’s military achievements, hated David, and tried to kill him.  God had chosen David to succeed Saul as king of Israel and protected David from Saul’s death threats. 

Jonathan, as King Saul’s son, should have inherited the throne of Israel.  One would expect that Jonathan would be bitter and resentful at being disinherited by David.  However, Jonathan honoured the plan of God for David's life and helped David escape from his father’s attacks. 

When Jonathan and Saul were both killed in battle, David became king.  Instead of killing all the family of the previous king, as was the custom, David honoured his friendship with Jonathan by taking Jonathan’s crippled son into his palace and allowing him to eat at his table.

In our lives we need to keep our eyes open for those wonderful spiritual people God has prepared for us to build great friendships with and care deeply for, just as David and Jonathan did for each other. 

Some of them might seem the least likely to be such friends because they come from very different backgrounds than ours but God’s plan, even though surprising, will be perfect. 

The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends.

Proverbs 11:30,

See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to everyone else.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Loving God. Thank You for our family and friends and especially for those you have given us to guide me and help us to grow more and more like you.  Help us to recognize and form friendships with healthy individuals and to also become persons who are willing to support another on their journey with you. 

Thank You for Your friendship and the companionship of the Holy Spirit who walks with us and talks with us each day.  Help us to recognize Your voice and follow Your ways so we can have and be great friends who support one another as we all grow spiritually. Amen

Today might be a good occasion to say thanks to someone who has been a good friend and support to you.  Have a great day.