WED, 29TH APR, 2026 - 𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐃: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃

𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋
WED, 29TH APR, 2026

𝕋𝕆ℙ𝕀ℂ:
𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐃: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃

𝔹𝕀𝔹𝕃𝔼 𝕀ℕ 𝕆ℕ𝔼 𝕐𝔼𝔸ℝ:
1 Chronicles 17; 1 Chronicles 18; 1 Chronicles 19; Matthew 27; Matthew 28

𝔽𝕀ℝ𝔼 𝕊ℂℝ𝕀ℙ𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼:
1 Samuel 20:11-17, 2 Samuel 9:5-7
1 Samuel 20:11-17

11 And Jonathan said to David, “Come, let us go out into the field.” So both of them went out into the field. 

12 Then Jonathan said to David: “The LORD God of Israel is witness! When I have sounded out my father sometime tomorrow, or the third day, and indeed there is good toward David, and I do not send to you and tell you,

13 may the LORD do so and much more to Jonathan. But if it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will report it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. And the LORD be with you as He has been with my father. 

14 And you shall not only show me the kindness of the LORD while I still live, that I may not die; 

15 but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the LORD has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” 

16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “Let the LORD require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”

17 Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, because he loved him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

2 Samuel 9:5-7

5 Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.

6 Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, “Mephibosheth?”

And he answered, “Here is your servant!”

7 So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.”

𝕄𝔼𝕄𝕆ℝ𝕐 𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕊𝔼:
2 Samuel 9:7
So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.”

𝕄𝕆𝕋𝕀𝕍𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝔸𝕃 ℚ𝕌𝕆𝕋𝔼𝕊:
Every man will proclaim his own goodness, but a faithful man, who can find?

ℙℝ𝕆ℙℍ𝔼𝕋𝕀ℂ 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝔻 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝕋𝕆𝔻𝔸𝕐:
𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨.

ℙℝ𝔸𝕀𝕊𝔼 & 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕊ℍ𝕀ℙ

Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.

MFM Daily Devotional Message Wednesday, 29th April, 2026.
We continue our discourse on David's loyalty. Yesterday, we saw how he remained loyal to his master, Saul. Today, we examine his loyalty to his friend, Jonathan. Jonathan had made a covenant with David to show kindness to his descendants because he knew that David was going to be king whether his father liked it or not.

Jonathan and Saul died in battle. David became king. But he did not forget his friend. He remained loyal to Jonathan, even in death. After the Lord had established him on the throne of Israel, he enquired if any was left of the house of Saul so he could show them kindness for Jonathan's sake. Then, Mephibosheth was brought to him and he indeed showed him kindness.

The truth is that David could have moved on with his life, enjoying his new status. After all, Jonathan was dead and there was none to compel him to do anything. However, David chose to honour the Lord's covenant between him and Jonathan and do his family good. Even when the Gibeonites asked for a sacrifice from Saul's house, David spared Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 21:1-7).

Beloved, this is instructive for us as believers today. Trustworthiness is a valuable trait that should be found in every believer. God, who is our Father in heaven, is trustworthy and the Bible enjoins us to be like Him (Matthew 5:48). You should learn to keep your promises to people. People should be able to rely on you because they know you are loyal. Christians ought to shine the light of Christ by being just, keeping their word and showing kindness. Believers ought not to be traitors. Examine yourself today. How loyal are you in your relationships? How faithful are you to your friends? Are you a backstabber? Can your friends vouch for you? Beloved, it is better to have a few loyal friends than to be surrounded by many hypocrites. May the Lord make you a loyal friend, not a hypocrite, in Jesus' name.

MFM Daily Prayer Points 29th April, 2026
𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
1. O Lord, make me a loyal friend, in the name of Jesus.

2. My Father, surround me with loyal friends, not hypocrites, in the name of Jesus.

3. O Lord, deliver me from the wickedness of the wicked, in the name of Jesus.

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆

4. Unfriendly friends assigned against me, be exposed and be disgraced, in the name of Jesus.

5. Masquerading wickedness assigned against me, be exposed and die by fire, in the name of Jesus.

6. My life will not be used as a sacrifice, in the name of Jesus.

7. Lord Jesus, help me to be faithful like You, in the name of Jesus.

©2026 𝙈𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘳. 𝘋.𝘒 𝘖𝘭𝘶𝘬𝘰𝘺𝘢 (𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘳, 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦)