2 Samuel 9

This chapter opens with David asking his servant if there was anyone left out of Saul's house. He wanted to "show the [unfailing, unsought, unlimited] mercy and kindness of God" for the sake of Jonathan. His servant informed him that Jonathan's son was still alive his name was Mephibosheth, but he was a cripple living in Lo-debar. I decided to look up Lo-debar to see what kind of place Mephibosheth was living in, the definition said "pastureless" it was also defined as "no word" or "no communication". I think this is such an amazing narrative of where shame would keep us, crippled, in a place with no pasture, and where you are cut off. Isn't that where the enemy wants us? The Lord wants us in communion with him resting in green pastures, but Satan would love to keep us in Lo-debar, cut off from the kingdom.

As the rest of the chapter finishes it is striking to me that Mephibosheth did not try to get out of seeing the king. There was no struggle, no arguing. He humbly did as his king instructed and then as soon as he was told of ALL he would receive he took it. He did not quarrel, or only take a portion, he received ALL of it, including sitting at the king's table as one of his children. Now here is a question. How are we to receive our inheritance if we won't even receive His grace? Max Lucado said: "What will define you? The day you were dropped? Or the day you were carried to the table."