2 Samuel 9
What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I? (2 Samuel 9:8 ESV)
A dead dog was the lowest form of life during these times. As we think of rats today, they thoughts of dogs back then. For Mephibosheth to say such a thing to David is intriguing. He is the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul. Surely Mephibosheth knew that Saul was continually hunting David to kill him. I am curious, however, if he was aware of David and Jonathan’s relationship? My expectation would be that he was aware of this relationship. I imagine Jonathan talking to his son about David and how great he thought David was (recall that Jonathan and David’s souls were bound together — 1 Samuel 18:1). Now, here is Jonathan’s son saying that he is as low as a dead dog. This had to break David’s heart! At this point, David gives Mephibosheth all of the land that belonged to Saul. In fact, he tells Ziba that he will now till the land for Mephibosheth. This is amazing! What a story! The ties between Jonathan and David come back to reward Jonathan’s son. Certainly this was the LORD’s plan the entire time.
The LORD has a plan for everyone and everything. Nothing happens without the LORD allowing it to happen. This gives me great assurance and comfort. He is in control — not me. While I can make decisions in my life, God is ultimately at work steering me in a direction that He wants me to go. I am so thankful and blessed that the LORD cares about me enough to want to take me in any direction.
Father, thank you for loving me. Thank you for giving me the blessings you have bestowed upon myself and my family. Thank you for your Son, Jesus Christ, who died for my sins. He was nailed to a cross when it should have been me. Thank you, Father, for your perfect Son and allowing his death to count for mine. God, search my heart and my soul and bring all of my sins to my mind so that I can confess them before you, asking for true repentance. I desire to be close to you and I know that sin separates us. Please LORD, search my soul. I pray these things in Jesus Christ’s holy and precious name. Amen.