( The Testimony Of A Man Who Considered Himself A Dead Dog )

(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