While you are free, someone else is not. Pray for persecuted Christians and Jews; the children of the LORD Jehovah God of Israel in the Lord Jesus Christ. #prayer

1 Peter 2:9 NLT But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

1 Samuel 20:30-31 NLT [30] Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan. “You stupid son of a whore!” he swore at him. “Do you think I don’t know that you want him to be king in your place, shaming yourself and your mother? [31] As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you’ll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!”

1 Samuel 20:27-29 NLT [27] But when David’s place was empty again the next day, Saul asked Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse been here for the meal either yesterday or today?” [28] Jonathan replied, “David earnestly asked me if he could go to Bethlehem. [29] He said, ‘Please let me go, for we are having a family sacrifice. My brother demanded that I be there. So please let me get away to see my brothers.’ That’s why he isn’t here at the king’s table.”

1 Samuel 20:19-23 NLT [19] The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid before, and wait there by the stone pile. [20] I will come out and shoot three arrows to the side of the stone pile as though I were shooting at a target. [21] Then I will send a boy to bring the arrows back. If you hear me tell him, ‘They’re on this side,’ then you will know, as surely as the Lord lives, that all is well, and there is no trouble. [22] But if I tell him, ‘Go farther—the arrows are still ahead of you,’ then it will mean that you must leave immediately, for the Lord is sending you away. [23] And may the Lord make us keep our promises to each other, for he has witnessed them.”

1 Samuel 20:16-17 NLT [16] So Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, saying, “May the Lord destroy all your enemies!” [17] And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.

1 Samuel 20:10-15 NLT [10] Then David asked, “How will I know whether or not your father is angry?” [11] “Come out to the field with me,” Jonathan replied. And they went out there together. [12] Then Jonathan told David, “I promise by the Lord, the God of Israel, that by this time tomorrow, or the next day at the latest, I will talk to my father and let you know at once how he feels about you. If he speaks favorably about you, I will let you know. [13] But if he is angry and wants you killed, may the Lord strike me and even kill me if I don’t warn you so you can escape and live. May the Lord be with you as he used to be with my father. [14] And may you treat me with the faithful love of the Lord as long as I live. But if I die, [15] treat my family with this faithful love, even when the Lord destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.”

Colossians 3:14 NLT Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.

1 Samuel 20:5-7 NLT [5] David replied, “Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. I’ve always eaten with the king on this occasion, but tomorrow I’ll hide in the field and stay there until the evening of the third day. [6] If your father asks where I am, tell him I asked permission to go home to Bethlehem for an annual family sacrifice. [7] If he says, ‘Fine!’ you will know all is well. But if he is angry and loses his temper, you will know he is determined to kill me.

1 Samuel 19:23-24 NLT [23] But on the way to Naioth in Ramah the Spirit of God came even upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy all the way to Naioth! [24] He tore off his clothes and lay naked on the ground all day and all night, prophesying in the presence of Samuel. The people who were watching exclaimed, “What? Is even Saul a prophet?”

1 Samuel 19:19-22 NLT [19] When the report reached Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah, [20] he sent troops to capture him. But when they arrived and saw Samuel leading a group of prophets who were prophesying, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s men, and they also began to prophesy. [21] When Saul heard what had happened, he sent other troops, but they, too, prophesied! The same thing happened a third time. [22] Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah and arrived at the great well in Secu. “Where are Samuel and David?” he demanded. “They are at Naioth in Ramah,” someone told him.

1 Samuel 19:14-17 NLT [14] When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn’t get out of bed. [15] But Saul sent the troops back to get David. He ordered, “Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him!” [16] But when they came to carry David out, they discovered that it was only an idol in the bed with a cushion of goat’s hair at its head. [17] “Why have you betrayed me like this and let my enemy escape?” Saul demanded of Michal. “I had to,” Michal replied. “He threatened to kill me if I didn’t help him.”

1 Samuel 19:11-13 NLT [11] Then Saul sent troops to watch David’s house. They were told to kill David when he came out the next morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t escape tonight, you will be dead by morning.” [12] So she helped him climb out through a window, and he fled and escaped. [13] Then she took an idol and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat’s hair at its head.

Proverbs 3:7 NLT Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

1 Samuel 19:9-10 NLT [9] But one day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the Lord suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp, [10] Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and escaped into the night.

1 Samuel 19:6-7 NLT [6] So Saul listened to Jonathan and vowed, “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be killed.” [7] Afterward Jonathan called David and told him what had happened. Then he brought David to Saul, and David served in the court as before.

1 Samuel 19:4-5 NLT [4] The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. “The king must not sin against his servant David,” Jonathan said. “He’s never done anything to harm you. He has always helped you in any way he could. [5] Have you forgotten about the time he risked his life to kill the Philistine giant and how the Lord brought a great victory to all Israel as a result? You were certainly happy about it then. Why should you murder an innocent man like David? There is no reason for it at all!”

John 17:25-26 NLT [25] “O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. [26] I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.”

John 17:24 NLT Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!

Proverbs 12:28 NLT The way of the godly leads to life; that path does not lead to death.

John 17:22-23 NLT [22] “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. [23] I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.