Searchlight

FreshLight

Every Day is Sunday!
Matthew 5:45
Friday, October 17, 2025




Daily Devotional with Pastor Jon

April 15

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

1 Samuel 18:1-4

Jonathan - the crown prince, the next in line to the throne - looks at this unlikely hero, stripped himself of the robe he was wearing and the weapons he was carrying, and gave them to David. Jonathan was a hero in his own right. He could have looked at David as competition. But he didn’t. Instead, he gave up his power and prestige to ally himself with this one-time shepherd boy from Bethlehem.

You might have a program, a plan, a passion. But the Lord would say to you today, “Let go. Give Me your robe and your weapons. Knit your soul with Mine, and what you’ll find is freedom and fulfillment like you’ve never known.”

Saul was determined to remain on the throne and in control. Jonathan does just the opposite. Saul goes down in infamy; Jonathan is exalted eternally. When you talk to people at work, on the campus, or in the neighborhood, the issue is always the same: Are you willing to get off the throne of your life? Are you willing to give control to the God Who loves you so much that He became the Good Shepherd who gave His life for you?

This is a daily issue for those of us who know the Lord as well. Who will be on the throne today? Will I give up my abilities and appearance to follow the One who gave up the throne of Heaven to die for me?

This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book "A Day of Feasting" by Pastor Jon. "A Day of Feasting" is a collection of 365 short devotions from the Old Testament books of Joshua through Malachi. If you would like your own copy of "A Day of Feasting" you can order one from the SearchLight Store.

Complete Thru-the-Bible Studies
(Click or Tap Here)

Recent “FreshLight” Posts
(Click or Tap Here)

Archived “Messages from Jon,” “PostCards,” “Text Messages,” etc.
(Click or Tap Here)

Through-the-Bible

Pastor Jon's Complete
Through-the-Bible Teachings
in MP3 Audio Format on a
USB Flash Drive
$10

This flash drive contains Pastor Jon's teachings through the entire Bible (Genesis through Revelation) in MP3 audio format. There are over 1200 teachings which include Jon's verse by verse exposition of the Bible as well as the Sunday sermons which take a more in-depth look at a section of the Scripture from the verse by verse study.