Category: Think On Who To Be Kind To

“1 Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

2 And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”  He said, “At your service!” 

3 Then the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show the kindness of God?”  And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan who is lame in  his feet.”

4 So the king said to him, “Where is he?”  And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”

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.”

There is need for us to always sit back and remember how we got to where we are in life. A time to show God appreciation of how He has been with us when the road was rough and tough, how we scaled through and every instrument God had sent to our path to help us get to where we are. This attitude will help us to be grateful to God and also not to be an ingrate to every one who contributed to our present position.

King David was in that mood that fateful day,and he remembered Jonathan, who sacrificed the throne and His sonship to his father to make him get to the throne. He was so eager not to be an ingrate, he couldn’t hide his feelings anymore about what Jonathan did for him. Then, he woke up early that morning and asked the question in His palace and was very specific,

“1 Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

“… that I might show Kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

He remembered how much Jonathan did to make him the king, he fought  his biological father, he lied to his father just because of the love he has for David.

Can you try and take such reflection today? There are some helps that came our way that we wouldn’t have escape the situation we found ourselves if not for that person. Can you just remember that Man, that woman, that relatives of yours, your colleagues, that stood by you, their seed in your life is calling for their harvest, don’t be an ingrate. Locate them and be of help one way or the other. Never bite the hand that feeds you, you know why? 

1. You might still need that hand in another form,

2. That hand might not allow others to help you again. Act like David this morning and ask questions. God bless you.