Remembering The ME In Mephibosheth Remembering The ME in Mephibosheth Excellent story from the Old Testament (2 Samuel 9:1-13) about how King David honored with kindness a young handicapped boy - Mephibosheth - based on the relationship David had with the boy's father - Jonathan. - David > Kindness Commitment To Jonathan (vs. 1)
- Jonathan = Father Of Mephibosheth (vs. 6)
- David > Honored Kindness Commitment To Jonathan's Son - Mephibosheth (vs. 7)
We as Christians can certainly identify with the ME in Mephibosheth as we are spiritually handicapped - based on our sin - but are received with kindness by God The Father based on the relationship God The Father has with our Spiritual Father - Jesus Christ. - God The Father > Commitment To Jesus
- Jesus = Spiritual Father Of (___ME_____ - Fill In Your Name Here)
- God > Honors Kindness Commitment To Jesus' Spiritual Son - (___ME_____ - Fill Your Name Here)
When we identify with the ME in Mephibosheth, we can really begin to see, understand, and experience the joy of God's deep commitment to us. Let's experience the joy of this commitment by "Remembering the ME in Mephibosheth". David and Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 9:1-13) New International Version
1 David asked, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
2 Now there was a servant of Saul's household named Ziba. They called him to appear before David, and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?"
"Your servant," he replied.
3 The king asked, "Is there no one still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show God's kindness?"
Ziba answered the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in both feet."
4 "Where is he?" the king asked.
Ziba answered, "He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar."
5 So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel.
6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor.
David said, "Mephibosheth!"
"Your servant," he replied.
7 "Don't be afraid," David said to him, "for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table."
8 Mephibosheth bowed down and said, "What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?"
9 Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "I have given your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.
10 You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master's grandson may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table." (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)
11 Then Ziba said to the king, "Your servant will do whatever my lord the king commands his servant to do." So Mephibosheth ate at David's table like one of the king's sons.
12 Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all the members of Ziba's household were servants of Mephibosheth.
13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king's table, and he was crippled in both feet.
Thanks to Jeff Montgomery for sharing this last night.
2:16:57 PM 
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