It was young David who the Lord made king due to Saul’s disobedience. David killed Goliath the Philistine giant with a sling and a stone and was admired by many, most significantly Jonathan.

You’ve got a friend in me.

After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home to his family. And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭18‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

You’ve got my back.

Each of us longs for such a friend.

When you come to know the character and potential of another, sometimes it’s such a rare find it compels a love and devotion that aligns and joins you together as one in spirit and purpose, not unlike a marriage.

Loyalty, fidelity, devotion, commitment, in the Bible there is no recorded model of friendship closer than that of Jonathan and David.

Jonathan risked his all and saved David from his jealous father’s sword many times and did so at deeply personal sacrifice. The dialogue between the two is immensely powerful throughout the book. I encourage you to read it yourself.

Each time I have encountered this story it has resonated with me across the spectrum of my own life.

I have always desperately wanted a Jonathan. I think I would have become a much different man than I am today.

Perhaps some day.