Today, I am reading and commenting on  1 Samuel 14-15.

I love the account about how Jonathan, King Saul’s son, attacked the Philistine camp accompanied by just his armor bearer.  Jonathan demonstrates the sort of faith which we should have in God.   First Jonathan says, “Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many, or by few.”  I am unsure if he meant that it does not matter if those God is saving are many or few, or if he meant that God can save us whether those standing against us are many or few.  Actually, there is a third way he could have meant it, nothing can hinder God’s planned salvation whether those through whom He accomplishes it are many or few.  And it does not really matter which he meant because all are true.   When we act within God’s will it does not matter whether we are many or few, nor does it matter whether those standing against us are many or few, what God wills will happen.   Jonathan did not just say that he believed God could save, he acted on it.  However, he did not just brashly charge into the Philistine camp.  He sought God’s guidance by setting out a choice of actions to take depending on how the Philistines reacted.  Let us bravely go forward to do God’s will, but seek His guidance in knowing what He wants us to do.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.