I admire how David treated Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son, and
kept his word that he would show kindness to Jonathan’s family. Mephibosheth’s
statement when he is brought to the king is astounding “Who am I that you
should notice a dead dog like me?” Mephibosheth was lame in both feet and he
had a crushed spirit. What would it take for him to realize how important he is
to God?
What happens when you sit back and watch other people fight
your battles? What happens if you don’t allow someone to hold you accountable? David
quickly found himself getting into trouble. His best friend Jonathan died in 1st
Samuel. In 2nd Samuel the bible doesn’t mention him replacing that
close relationship with someone else. David tried to fill the hole in his heart
by taking on more wives. He messed up big time when he took Bathsheba and had
her husband, Uriah, murdered.
Jesus gives a great recommendation “Remain in me” as he
explains to his disciples that he is the vine. He continues to proclaim that
the leaders sinned greatly because they saw the miracles that he performed, and
continued to hate him. Once again he asked them to love each other by doing
what he commands.
My prayer is that I will humble myself and do what God asks with
a cheerful heart. I ask that God will bring more awesome people into my life
that I can trust to hold me accountable. I pray that God will give me a heart
to show kindness to others like David did to Mephibosheth.
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