(GW) 2 Samuel 9:6-8
6 When Mephibosheth (son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul) came to David, he quickly bowed down with his face touching the ground. “Mephibosheth!” David said to him. “Yes, sir,” he answered.
7 “Don't be afraid,” David told him, “I will certainly show you kindness for your father Jonathan's sake. I will give back to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
8 Mephibosheth bowed down {again} and answered, “Who am I that you would look at a dead dog like me?”
THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD
VERY BRIEFLY I WANT TO REASON WITH YOU ON THE THOUGHT
( THE TESTIMONY OF A MAN WHO CONSIDERED HIMSELF A DEAD DOG )
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT BEFORE US
WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO 1ST SAMUEL CHAPTER 20
BECAUSE IN 1ST SAMUEL CHAPTER 20 DAVID ESTABLISH A COVENANT WITH JONATHAN THE SON OF SAUL
AND THE COVENANT WAS WHEN DAVID BECAME KING
THAT HE WOULD`NT ANNIHLATE JONATHAN FAMILY
BECAUSE BACK IN THOSE DAYS
WHEN A NEW KING TOOK THE THRONE
HE WOULD ANNIHILATE THE OLD KING FAMILY SO THEY WOULD`NT REBEL AGAINST HIS AUTHORITY
BUT JONATHAN AND DAVID ESTABLISHES THIS COVENANT
AND JONATHAN TELLS DAVID
IF YOU WILL PROTECT MY SEED IN THE THERE
I WILL COVER YOU IN THE NOW
IN THE TEXT GOD HAS ELEVATED DAVID TO THE KING OF ISRAEL
AND EVEN THOUGH JONATHAN IS NO LONGER ON THE SCENE
DAVID STILL HONORS THE COVENANT HE MADE WITH JONATHAN
IN OTHER WORDS
THE COVENANT WAS ESTABLISH IN 1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 20
BUT IT DID`NT MATERIALIZE TILL 2ND SAMUEL CHAPTER 9
I SAY THE COVENANT WAS ESTABLISH IN 1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 20
BUT IT DID`NT MATERIALIZE TILL 2ND SAMUEL CHAPTER 9
YOU SEE THE COVENANT WAS FOUNDED IN 1ST SAMUEL CHAPTER 20 BY DAVID AND JONATHAN
BUT IN 1ST SAMUEL 31 ONE OF THE COVENANT PARTNERS DIES
IN 2ND SAMUEL 4 THE BENEFICIARY OF THE COVENANT THAT WAS ESTABLISH IN 1ST SAMUEL CHAPTER 20 IS DROP AND HIS LEGS ARE BROKEN
IN OTHER WORDS THAT WHICH WAS STARTED IN 1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 20
HAS COME INTO FRUITION AND IS IN FULL BLOOM IN 2ND SAMUEL CHAPTER 9
AND WHAT THE FABRIC OF THIS TEXT IS TAILORED TO TEACH US IS THAT
GOD NEVER FORGETS TO KEEP HIS PROMISES NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES
IN OTHER WORDS
GOD WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO BRING HIS PROMISES INTO FRUITION IN EACH OF OUR LIVES
NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES
(SOME OF YOU DON`T KNOW WHEN TO SHOUT )
COME A LITTLE CLOSER AND LET ME TELL YOU WHAT YOU OUGHT TO BE SHOUTING ABOUT
YOU SEE THE COVENANT WAS MADE IN 1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 20
IT MATERALIZE IN 2ND SAMUEL CHAPTER 9
AND THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT
NONE OF US IS GOING TO DIE UNTIL GOD `S PURPOSE ,PLAN AND PROMISES ARE FULFILL IN OUR LIVES
THEREFORE GOD IN HIS OWN TIMING WILL BRINGS IT TO PASS FOR HIS GLORY BEFORE WE DIE
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IN THE TEXT
MEPHIBOSHET IS THE BENEFICIARY OF A COVENANT HIS DADDY MADE BEFORE HE WAS BORN
AND SINCE THE COVENANT PROCEEDS LIFE IT HAS TO PROCEEDS DEATH
IN OTHER WORDS
ALL THE HEARTACHES AND HEARTBREAKS
THE SETBACK ; TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS WE FACE IN LIFE
THEY COULD`NT TAKE US OUT BECAUSE GOD IS NOT THROUGH WITH US YET
AND IF YOU CHECK OUT IT`S BECAUSE
GOD`S PURPOSE , PLAN AND PROMISES HAS BEEN FULFILL IN OUR LIVES FOR HIS GLORY
SO TO FULFILL THIS COVENANT DAVID CALLS ZIBA
AND ASK HIM IS ANYONE LEFT OUT OF THE HOUSE OF SAUL THAT IMAY SHOW HIM KINDNESS FOR JONATHAN SAKE
AND YOU DO KNOW ZIBA DON`T YOU
YOU SEE IF ANYONE CAN TELL YOU ABOUT GOD`S GRACE ZIBA CAN
YOU ZIBA WAS ONE OF SAUL SERVANTS
AND WHEN SAUL HAD A CONTRACT ON DAVID
ZIBA TRIED TO FULFILL THE CONTRACT
NOW THE SAME PERSON ZIBA TRIED TO KILL
NOW HE HAS TO WORK FOR
SO DAVID CALLS ZIBA
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM SAUL FAMILY THAT I CAN SHOW KINDNESS TO FOR JONATHAN SAKE
ZIBA SAYS YES
JONATHAN HAS A SON
BUT HE IS CRIPPLE
BUT WHAT ZIBA FAILED TO REALIZE
IS THAT THE PROMISES ON MEPHIBOSHETH LIFE SUPERCEDES
THE CRIPPLESNESS IN HIS LIFE
AND THATS A WORD FOR SOMEBODY THIS MORNING /EVENING
BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A DAY AND TIME WHERE PEOPLE WILL IDENITFY YOU BY WHATS WRONG WITH YOU
INSTEAD OF BY YOUR NAME
BUT THEY FAIL TO REALIZE THAT THE PROMISES ON YOUR LIFE SUPERCEDES THE CRIPPLENESS IN YOUR LIFE
BUT NOT ONLY DOES ZIBA TELLS ABOUT HIS CRIPPLENESS BUT HE TELLS THE KING ABOUT HIS LIVING CONDITION
WELL IF MEPHIBOSHETH WAS HERE
HEAR IS WHAT HE WOULD TELL US ABOUT THE TESTIMONY OF A MAN WHO CONSIDERED HIMSELF A DEAD DOG
AND THE 1ST THING HE WOULD TELL US
1 -IS THAT GOD DOSENT HAVE TO FIX YOU TO BLESS YOU
2- IS THAT GOD CHANGES OUR CONDITION BY ELEVATING OUR POSITION
3 -WELL AS I PREPARE TO TAKE MY SEAT
THE 3RD THING THAT MEPHIBOSHET TELLS US IS
I WAS LAME IN MY LEGS BUT WHEN I GOT TO THE KINGS TABLE I WAS MADE WHOLE
