Remember snapshots? There’s a word that vanished with I-Phones. Regardless, God has placed plenty of snapshots within our Bibles, and some of those pictures resemble us in remarkable ways.

In 2 Samuel 9 we find David searching for anyone of Jonothan’s family to whom he may show kindness. See if you can identify the descriptive similarities of your own life in Christ, as David the king found Mephibosheth whose name means shame, in a place of bareness. Since he was five years old Mephibosheth became lame in both feet due to a great fall, as his nurse ran to escape an enemy attack. David found and called him to himself in Jerusalem, where Mephibosheth fell on his face as a humble servant before his king.

David commanded all of Saul’s land, riches and belongings to be given to Mephibosheth, for the sake of his father Jonathan. Although the family’s farmland now belonged Mephibosheth, David desired that he eat with him at the king’s table regularly.

Is this not a snapshot of any of us? God so loves the people of this world, even though they are all lame from sin and have no walk with Him at all. Christians were exactly the same before being called to Jesus Christ our King. Once we meet our King we realize the shame of our sins, bow in repentance, and seek acceptance expressing humility. Mephibosheth’s final recorded words are, “All my Lord and King commands I will do.”

If this is not your story, then allow us at Calvary Chapel to introduce you to the God who made you and loves you. If this is you, then I leave you with this challenge.

BE REAL: Stay honest before our Father. Remain humble. It’s when we admit we’re wrong that we’re right.

BE REACHING: Press on in prayer, fellowship and the Word. Mephibosheth never returned to his barren beginnings.

BE READY: Live today like it’s going to mean something for eternity. Jesus is coming!

Be Governed by God
Pastor Huck