MFM Devotional for 14 September 2022 Wednesday | Lessons From The Life of Jonathan

MFM DEVOTIONAL 14TH SEPTEMBER 2022 FOR WEDNESDAY

TOPIC: LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF JONATHAN

Fire Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:1-23

Memory Verse
1 Samuel 14:6 – “And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by

Motivational Quote
The love of God for you is unconditional.

Prophetic Word
Your destiny helper shall arise and locate you today, in the name of Jesus.

MFM Devotional for 14 September 2022 Wednesday | Outline

Jonathan was the eldest son of King Saul. He was supposed to be the rightful heir to the throne of Israel after the death of his father Saul. But the fact that God brought another man to ascend the throne instead of him was acceptable to him. He was a man of great courage, fidelity and unselfishness. He was a man with heroic faith. Consider his statement in 1 Samuel 14:6.

Jonathan was a faithful and loyal friend to David, his friend. Loyalty is one of life’s most costly qualities found in friends. It is the most selfless part of love. To be loyal is not to love for yourself only but to stand by your commitment and willingness to suffer for it. Jonathan was a shining example of loyalty. Sometimes, he was faced with choosing between his father, Saul, and his friend David, who was a servant to his father.

However, Jonathan allowed truth to guide him. He knew that his father sought to kill David unjustly and he stood by David and helped him to escape from his father. The Bible, which is the word of truth, had nothing negative to say about Jonathan. He was a perfect example of a good and godly friend. Beloved, are you a true friend or a backbiter?

Are you a jealous person or a hypocrite who would laugh before your friend but try to pull him down behind his back? Can the Bible testify about you like Jonathan that you are a courageous, loyal and faithful friend? Jonathan was ready to take a second place without jealousy or envy and still maintain his love and loyalty for David. No wonder when David looked back and remembered the friendship of Jonathan, he wept and made a lamentation recorded in 2 Samuel 1:26.

MFM PRAYER POINTS FOR 14TH SEPTEMBER 2022

MORNING
1. O Lord, raise a voice for me as You did for David, in the name of Jesus.
2. Every unfriendly friend looking for my downfall, be disgraced, in the name of Jesus.
3. Father Lord, just as You raised Jonathan to be a destiny helper for David, arise in Your mercy and raise a destiny helper for me, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Powers seeking my life for destruction, die, in the name of Jesus.
5. Evil conspiracy against my moving forward, scatter, in the name of Jesus.
6. O Lord, baptise me with unfeigned love for my neighbours, in the name of Jesus.
7. O Lord, baptise me with the seven perfect spirits recorded in Isaiah 11:2, in the name of Jesus.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Ezra 4; Ezra 5; Ezra 6; Ps 137