Mephibosheth

So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet. (1 Samuel 9:13)

Mephibosheth was the crippled grandson of King Saul, the son of Jonathan. He lived in ignorance and fear of David, who held a home and riches in reserve for him. Mephibosheth lived in a shack in a poor city called Lodibar because he believed reports that David was secretly seeking his life. He despised the man who had taken the kingdom from his family not knowing David had made a blood covenant with his father, Jonathan. Everything that had once belonged to his father now rightfully belonged to him through the blood covenant.

One day David had a desire to bless someone from the household of Jonathan. When he learned Jonathan had a son, David sent messengers to Lodibar to bring Mephibosheth to the throne room in Jerusalem. When he was brought before David, he fell on his face. I'm sure Mephibosheth was in fear for his life as he fell before David. But instead of death, he was given land, riches, and a home in the palace of the king! It had been his all along!

As David reached down to lift Mephibosheth from the ground, the scar on David's hand from the covenant made between he and Jonathan was probably visible. Mephibosheth had been a small child when Jonathan was killed, but he could probably remember seeing a scar similar to David's on his father's hand. Only as he arose from the ground did Mephibosheth realize he was being blessed because of a covenant established before his birth.

Our Blood Covenant

We too, have a covenant that was established before we were born. Our covenant was established between God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a covenant that cannot be broken. Why should we continue to live below our covenant rights? Why should we accept a poverty mentality and fear? We have a right to come into the throne room of God in faith believing for the privileges of the blood covenant. The scars on Jesus' hands guarantee our blessings.

You may feel you do not deserve God's blessings because you are prone to sin. You may feel unworthy because you still struggle with the nature of the flesh. Mephibosheth had every reason to feel the same way about God's blessings in his life.

In the same way that Mephibosheths' crippled feet came over from his old life into his new life, the nature of the flesh enters with us into our new life. When Mephibosheth was invited to dine at the king's table, his feet could not be seen by David, David's children or Mephibosheth himself. As long as we remain in fellowship with the Lord Jesus, our crippled feet are unseen by us, those around us or even by the Master of the house!

Bob Yandian

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