2 Samuel 15:18-22
The Story
Absalom had risen up in rebellion against his father and had driven him from the palace and from the city of Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 15 finds David on the run for his life from his own son, Absalom.
David really needed friends who could help him. And 2 Samuel 15-19 tells us about some friends who came to his aid.
One of them was Ittai.
Ittai was a commander of a group of 600 men that came to Israel from Gath in Philistia to follow David.
Ittai stepped up and demonstrated the depths of his love for the exiled king.
He pledged his absolute allegiance to him, even if it meant death for him.
Ittai was a true friend.
Lessons
As we walk through this life, there are few people who will be true friends.
Thank God for our true friends who love us when we are on top and when we hit the bottom.
Many people will only be our friends who everything is well in our lives and when they can benefit from us.
A true friend is one who loves us when we have absolutely nothing left to give.
Remember...
Jesus is a true Friend.
He is a Friend who sticks closer than brother.
He is the One who has said He would never walk out of us (Hebrews 13:5).
He is the One who has told us that He loves us regardless of our current condition (Jeremiah 31:3).
He is a Friend who cares for us when we are up and runs to our side when we are down.
Remember, Jesus is the true Friend!
The Story
Absalom had risen up in rebellion against his father and had driven him from the palace and from the city of Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 15 finds David on the run for his life from his own son, Absalom.
David really needed friends who could help him. And 2 Samuel 15-19 tells us about some friends who came to his aid.
One of them was Ittai.
Ittai was a commander of a group of 600 men that came to Israel from Gath in Philistia to follow David.
Ittai stepped up and demonstrated the depths of his love for the exiled king.
He pledged his absolute allegiance to him, even if it meant death for him.
Ittai was a true friend.
Lessons
As we walk through this life, there are few people who will be true friends.
Thank God for our true friends who love us when we are on top and when we hit the bottom.
Many people will only be our friends who everything is well in our lives and when they can benefit from us.
A true friend is one who loves us when we have absolutely nothing left to give.
Remember...
Jesus is a true Friend.
He is a Friend who sticks closer than brother.
He is the One who has said He would never walk out of us (Hebrews 13:5).
He is the One who has told us that He loves us regardless of our current condition (Jeremiah 31:3).
He is a Friend who cares for us when we are up and runs to our side when we are down.
Remember, Jesus is the true Friend!
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