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Speaker 1: Then Jonathan and David made a covenant because he loved

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Speaker 1: him as his own soul First Samuel eighteen three. Our

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Speaker 1: heavenly Father, we thank you for your infinite goodness in

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Speaker 1: providing us with the gift of brotherhood and friendship. Through

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Speaker 1: this bond, we can find comfort and support in our lives,

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Speaker 1: no matter how challenging life gets. Help us to cherish

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Speaker 1: and nurture these relationships as a blessing from you. Strengthen

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Speaker 1: our community by drawing us closer together in our mutual

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Speaker 1: love and respect. Help us to be a source of

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Speaker 1: encouragement for each other, just as you have been for us.

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Speaker 2: All.

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Speaker 1: May we celebrate our special connections as brothers and sisters

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Speaker 1: with joy in our hearts, thankful for the gift that

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Speaker 1: you have given us. In Jesus' name, Amen, thank you

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Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast,

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Speaker 1: Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw clothes

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Speaker 1: to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on New Friendships.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray

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Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 2: your life.

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Speaker 3: Again.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is all about new friendships.

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Speaker 2: Making new friends can sometimes feel overwhelming, So right now,

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Speaker 2: let's just take a moment to find a comfortable place

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Speaker 2: where you can relax. Maybe close your eyes and take

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Speaker 2: a couple of deep breaths. As you open your heart

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Speaker 2: and prepare to receive God's word, go ahead and invite

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Speaker 2: His Holy Spirit to come and minister to you again.

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Speaker 2: Today will be meditating on First Samuel chapter eighteen, verse three.

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Speaker 2: From the King James version, it says, then Jonathan and

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Speaker 2: David made a covenant because he loved him as his

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Speaker 2: own soul. Now take a moment just to pour out

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Speaker 2: your adoration to God for the gift of fellowship. God,

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Speaker 2: I worship you for your abundant blessings upon my life.

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Speaker 2: I praise you for creating me with the capacity and

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Speaker 2: the ability to experience friendship. Holy Spirit, I thank you

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Speaker 2: for enabling and empowering me to love others as I

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Speaker 2: love myself. Remember this friendship is a covenant. Covenants are

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Speaker 2: an import and continuous theme throughout the Bible. A covenant

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Speaker 2: is a pact, an agreement between two parties with the

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Speaker 2: understanding that neither side shall break whatever is agreed upon.

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Speaker 2: To establish a friendship is to enter into a covenant

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Speaker 2: with another person. When you pledge to be a friend

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Speaker 2: to someone, you are promising to love that person as

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Speaker 2: you love yourself. One of the most beautiful and inspirational

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Speaker 2: examples of lasting friendship in the Bible is that of

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Speaker 2: Jonathan and King David. David had been chosen by God

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Speaker 2: to replace Saul as king over Israel and as Saul's son.

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Speaker 2: Jonathan should have hated David, but Jonathan recognized God's calling

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Speaker 2: upon David's life and chose to be his friend. Jonathan

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Speaker 2: and David's relationship proved that friendship does not require conducive conditions,

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Speaker 2: only a desire and determination to love. For although they

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Speaker 2: had every reason to act with animosity, they chose friendship instead.

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Speaker 2: Jonathan and King David's friendship transcended kingdoms, customs, culture, and time.

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Speaker 2: They demonstrated that friendship is a covenant to be honored

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Speaker 2: out of love and not measured by convenience. Jonathan and

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Speaker 2: King David followed God's law and loved each other as

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Speaker 2: they loved their own selves. You must never forget that

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Speaker 2: friendship is not a burden. It is a blessing given

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Speaker 2: by God for a God given friendship is an opportunity

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Speaker 2: to bless others and to be blessed yourself. Perhaps, my friend,

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Speaker 2: you've been struggling in your friendships. Perhaps you currently find

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Speaker 2: yourself without any God given friends. Right now, this is

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Speaker 2: your chance to present yourself before the Lord. Take this

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Speaker 2: opportunity to confess your sins to him and share with

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Speaker 2: him what is hindering you from experiencing the blessing of

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Speaker 2: God given friendships. And right now, as we transition, let's

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Speaker 2: just take a moment to dwell on God's blessing of

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Speaker 2: fellowship over you. Thank Him for the blessing of godly

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Speaker 2: friends who enrich your life. Thank Him for the blessing

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Speaker 2: of relationships that support you in times of need. Thank

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Speaker 2: Him for the blessing of friends who encourage you to

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Speaker 2: grow in your relationship with God and to persevere in

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Speaker 2: your walk with the Lord. Thank God for the people

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Speaker 2: in your life who, through faith, minister God's love over

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Speaker 2: you and provide you with the opportunity to do the

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Speaker 2: same for them. My friend, do not forget God is

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Speaker 2: present and he is listening to you. Reach out to

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Speaker 2: Ask God for discernment over whom you should enter into

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Speaker 2: covenant with. Ask Him to place the right people in

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Speaker 2: of friendship, and ask him to experience a friendship like

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Speaker 2: that of Jonathan and King David. Remember, friendship is a covenant.

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Speaker 2: Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved David

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Speaker 2: as much as himself. God created you with the capacity

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Speaker 2: for friendship, to experience the joy that comes from having

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Speaker 2: fellowship with others. So right now, my friends, make a

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Speaker 2: commitment to cherish and to honor the friendships that God

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Speaker 2: has given you. Choose to love others as you love yourself,

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Speaker 2: and for this day and all the days to come,

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Speaker 2: choose to be a blessing unto others, and in doing so,

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