“Look, the arrows are beyond you.” That was an encrypted message sent by Jonathan to David who would eventually become the king of Israel. When Jonathan, the son of King Saul, found out that his father desperately wanted to kill David, he went to the field with his bow and arrow to shoot the arrows and to give a message of warning. Jonathan was speaking to a young boy who was with him telling him where the arrows were so he could fetch them, but he was also speaking to David who was nearby. This manner of secret communication was set up by David and Jonathan so David could escape for his life or return to his place with King Saul.
SCRIPTURES
“Then I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though I shot at a target; 21 “and there I will send a lad, [saying,] ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I expressly say to the lad, ‘Look, the arrows [are] on this side of you; get them and come’–then, as the LORD lives, [there is] safety for you and no harm. 22 “But if I say thus to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows [are] beyond you’–go your way, for the LORD has sent you away. I Samuel 20:20-22
When David yelled out, “Look, the arrows are beyond you,” he was telling David that his life was in danger. He was telling David, you are still in the strike zone of King Saul’s weapons. He was telling David, you need to run for your life if you want to stay alive and fulfill God’s purpose for your life. Still today, there are many people who live within the danger zone of the enemy. Just like it was with David, everyone has a decision to make, to either stay in the danger zone of the enemy or to move to a place of safety. The arrows of death of the enemy are long range, but there is only one place to go to be out of reach of the enemy.
By faith we escape the danger zone by placing our lives in the hands of God. God is our place of refuge we should be running to. God is our strong tower, our shield, and our buckler. When you give your life to Jesus and accept His free gift of salvation and eternal life, you are out of range from the enemy. That doesn’t mean difficulties will not come to your life, but it means that nothing can ever separate you from the love of God.
