And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness (faithful love) of God to him?” (2 Samuel 9:3)
Those words struck me today, especially as I thought of chapter 7.
God showed his faithful love to David, and David was totally blown away by it.
But his response was not only thanksgiving toward God.
He wanted to be a channel of that love, and so he actively sought someone to whom he could show that faithful love to.
Because of his love for Jonathan and his promises to him (1 Samuel 20:14-15), Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth was a natural choice.
But David didn’t want to simply show his own faithful love to Mephibosheth. He wanted to show God’s faithful love to Mephibosheth. And so he did.
Lord, may I be a channel of your faithful love to those around me. Help me to actively look for people I can do that with, just as David did.
And together, may we be blown away by your faithful love, saying, “Who am I, that you would love me in this way?”
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