Good Friends

My friendships are really important to me. How can I make better friends?

God’s Response

[David] met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond of love between them, and they became the best of friends. . . . Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself. Jonathan sealed the pact by taking off his robe and giving it to David, together with his tunic, sword, bow, and belt. 1 Samuel 18:1-4

When David and Jonathan met, they became close friends at once. Their friendship is one of the deepest and closest recorded in the Bible, which is odd when you consider that Jonathan was the king’s son (and in line for the throne) and David had been anointed to eventually become king. Jonathan knew this, but he and David were still best friends. They based their friendship on a common commitment to honor God; they let nothing come between them, they drew closer together when their friendship was tested, and they remained friends to the end. These are the marks of a true friend.

This Is Promising

A friend is always loyal. Proverbs 17:17