Read 1 Sam. 18: 1-4
Jonathan is one of my favorite people in the Bible. He was rightfully in line to be the next king, yet he was always deferring to David. He loved David as he loved himself. Who is this king's son, Jonathan, that would make a covenant with a lowly shepherd boy, strip himself of his robe and give it to David along with his clothes, sword, bow, and belt? What is Jonathan a type of? The Holy Spirit? Jesus? Us? The Bride? I can see all of them working, so I think I'll ask myself who Jonathan is to me. Jonathan is my mentor and example, he sees potential in the most unlikely and strips himself of his pride, position, and resources to elevate them to the place God has ordained for them. He is willing to give them his rightful place and ride off into the sunset, so questions asked. He sees the big picture...and he's not in it. What humility! What faith in God's plan.
Isn't that what Jesus did when he humbled himself to come down to earth, be made a little lower than the angels; strip himself of all that was heavenly and all that was earthly, to die that we might live eternally? Did Jesus understand that if he laid it all down, some of us, a remnant, might pick it back up and through the power of the Holy Spirit, let Jesus live through them? He multiplied himself over and over in us. What an awesome priviledge and responsibility!
Lord, raise us up to have the spirit of Jonathan that would see the anointing you have placed on others and be more interested in their promotion than ours. It is you and you only that gives promotion so please humble us.
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