When Daniel was well over 80 years old, he was still living in captivity in Babylon, which by that time had been overthrown by the Medes and the Persians. King Nebuchadnezzar and all the royal family had been killed, and King Darius of the Medes sat on the throne. In order to try to bring some continuity and stability to his government, Darius kept on his court a lot of ...
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Maybe more so than anyone else in the Bible, Jonathan demonstrates the character of a true friend (1 Samuel 18–20). He faithfully modeled what deep, Christlike friendship looks like with a brother or sister in the faith. And his example is one that we can benefit greatly from today. In his friendship with David, Jonathan shows us three traits that should be present in any true friendship:
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If I asked you what you did today, what would you say? Maybe it would be something like, “Iworked a dead-end job,” “I changed some diapers,” or “I studied some material that I’ll never useagain.” But whether you believe it or not, God is using this daily faithfulness to build character inand through you. It’s not wasted time. It’s pasture time.
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