Today we read the emotional story of Jonathan & David’s farewell. We read of the faith of Jonathan, choosing God’s anointed over his own family, of the love of God they both shared. This was a difficult time in David’s life, running and hiding from Saul, in fear of his life, yet his faith in God remained strong.
Isaiah describes our relationship with God, “O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.” God is shaping us to be vessels “for honourable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.” Shaping clay into a vessel is a difficult process, with the clay naturally resisting the hand of the potter. So it is with our life, needing the hand of God constantly shaping our life into a vessel that He can use.