The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Samuel 9:8,
"What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?"
This was Mephibosheth's response to David when David followed through on his promise to Saul - that he would be kind to his family after David replaced him on the throne of Israel.
The humility expressed by Mephibosheth may certainly have been motivated by self-interest. He would not have wanted to offend David in any way as David blessed Mephibosheth with enormous recognition and care. On the other hand, given Saul's treatment of David and the way the Lord played things out with the throne of Israel, Mephibosheth may have felt a genuine humility given the circumstances.
Mephibosheth's response to David reminds me of a question David himself would ask the Lord, "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?" Psalm 8:3-4.
"What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?"
This was Mephibosheth's response to David when David followed through on his promise to Saul - that he would be kind to his family after David replaced him on the throne of Israel.
The humility expressed by Mephibosheth may certainly have been motivated by self-interest. He would not have wanted to offend David in any way as David blessed Mephibosheth with enormous recognition and care. On the other hand, given Saul's treatment of David and the way the Lord played things out with the throne of Israel, Mephibosheth may have felt a genuine humility given the circumstances.
Mephibosheth's response to David reminds me of a question David himself would ask the Lord, "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?" Psalm 8:3-4.
It is not difficult to find this question on our own lips as we gaze at God's enormous creation, the complexity, the beauty, the design. We may at times forget our estate in this life, our fallen nature, our proclivity to turn against our Creator, our penchant for pursuing what satisfies and gratifies us on a lower level.
However, as we expose ourselves to the grand nature of God's creation and consider him, the question David asked becomes ours.
And, the amazing thing, the breath-taking thing is - is that God loves us so! He has sent his Son to atone for our sins! He has made a way for each and every one of us to find our way into his eternal family to enjoy pleasures at his right hand! Psalm 16:11. All he asks is that we embrace him in faith.
Who are we that God has extended his hand to us in such a way? I'll never understand that - but, what a love this is! Not to be passed up!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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