10/23/2010 9:38:13 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My
Worship Time Focus: David correct an error
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: 2Samuel 19:24-30
Message of the verses: “24 ¶
Then Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had
neither cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes,
from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace. 25 It was when he came from Jerusalem to meet
the king, that the king said to him, "Why did you not go with me,
Mephibosheth?" 26 So he answered,
"O my lord, the king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, ’I
will saddle a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go with the king,’
because your servant is lame. 27
"Moreover, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but
my lord the king is like the angel of God, therefore do what is good in your
sight. 28 "For all my father’s
household was nothing but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your
servant among those who ate at your own table. What right do I have yet that I
should complain anymore to the king?" 29
So the king said to him, "Why do you still speak of your affairs? I
have decided, ’You and Ziba shall divide the land.’" 30 Mephibosheth said to the king, "Let him
even take it all, since my lord the king has come safely to his own house.’”
I
have to concur with Dr. Wiersbe when he implies that this section is hard to
understand, especially the response that David gave to Mephibosheth about
dividing the land with Ziba for it seems that Ziba had betrayed not only his
master but also David and David does not really fully address this matter. In the end Dr. Wiersbe points out that
Mephibosheth was cared for by Ziba as he was before, but to me the story does
not have an ending.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I would suppose that there are times in my
life when things do not have and ending to them, at least not the way that I
would want them to end up, but just as this story is confusing to me I know in
my heart that God is equitable in all things this gives me confidence that I
can be content with things that don’t seem to end well or do not end in a fair
way as far as I’m concerned. Case in
point is the situation that we have with our funds that have been taken from us
and never returned.
My
Steps of Faith for Today:
1. Put
on the spiritual armor in order to walk with the Lord in confidence today.
2. Be
content with things that seem to be unfair knowing that God loves me and will
never leave me and in the end will make all things work out for our good and
His glory.
10/23/2010 9:57:36 AM
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