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April 16 - 2 Samuel 9 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean. Here it is Tuesday, It is the
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  16th of April and you have tapped on play, which means here
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  I am and we are going to read another chapter of God's Word.
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  Hello friend, Good to have your company.
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  Now, as we read, it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking
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  that each chapter should have a moral.
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  Each chapter should have a little message, a little take
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  home point that we can put into practise and make ourselves a
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  better Christian. But that is not the case.
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  Each of these chapters doesn't need to stand alone because it
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  sits as part of a bigger story, and not just the chapters around
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  it in which it does play part of that story.
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  And not just in the book in which it it exists in Second
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  Samuel in today's case, but in the narrative of God interacting
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  with his people. And so the temptation is to to
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  look for a lesson in each of these stories.
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  And that's not necessarily the intention of the writer.
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  But the author of these books, inspired by the Holy Spirit, is
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  capturing this enormous narrative, each story playing
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  its part in the larger picture. And the larger picture has this
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  powerful message that God is our king, and he is going to
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  establish what his kingship looks like in this dynasty
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  throughout the next number of generations.
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  And it will not look pretty for much of that time.
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  But God's faithfulness and generosity to his people will
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  come out again and again. And as I pray, I'm not
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  necessarily praying about the key message each day.
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  I'm just praying about what the Holy Spirit promised me to pray
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  about after reading through the chapter.
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  So let us sit back in the comfort of knowing that our God
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  is a very big God, much bigger than this chapter, much bigger
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  than the little stories that we read.
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  But he controls not just the overarching biblical narrative,
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  but all time and space in his hands.
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  Alright, you ready? Do you want to read the next
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  chapter? I do.
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  Let's read together Second Samuel, Chapter 9.
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  One day, David asked. Is anyone in Saul's family still
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  alive? Anyone to whom I can show
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  kindness for Jonathan's sake, he summoned a man named Ziba who
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  had been one of Saul's servants. Are you Ziba?
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  The king asked. Yes, Sir, I am Zebra, replied
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  The king then asked him, Is anyone still alive from Saul's
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  family? If so, I want to show God's
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  kindness to them, Ziba replied. Yes, one of Jonathan's sons is
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  still alive. He is crippled in both feet.
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  Where is he? The king asked in Lodebar.
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  Zebra told him at the home of Machir, son of Ammiel.
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  Sir David sent for him and brought him from Marquis home.
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  His name was Mephibosheth. He was Jonathan's son and Saul's
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  grandson. When he came to David, he bowed
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  low to the ground in deep respect.
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  David said. Greetings, Mephibosheth,
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  Mephibosheth replied. I am your servant.
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  Don't be afraid. David said.
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  I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your
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  father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property
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  that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will
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  eat here with me at the King's table.
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  Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed.
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  Who is your servant that you should show such kindness to a
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  dead dog like me? Then the king summoned soul
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  servant Ziba and said, I have given your master's grandson
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  everything that belonged to Saul and his family.
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  You and your sons and servants are to farm the land for him, to
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  produce food for your master's household.
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  But Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will eat here at my
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  table. Ziba had fifteen sons and 20
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  servants, Ziba replied. Yes, my Lord the king, I am your
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  servant, and I will do all that you have commanded.
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  And from that time on, Mephibosheth ate regularly at
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  David's table. Like one of the King's own sons,
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  Mephibosheth had a young son named Micah.
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  From then on, all the members of Zebra's household were
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  Mephibosheth servants, and Mephibosheth, who was crippled
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  in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and ate regularly at the King's
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  table. Lord, as we read this chapter,
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  we are struck by all the inheritance of the old King's
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  soul being gifted back to his grandson.
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  Such lavish provisions, such wealth that he had no idea was
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  coming his way. And that is just like us, Lord,
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  as you adopt us into your family, as you take us under
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  your wing, and you care for us, and you give us an inheritance
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  that we have not earned, that we did not anticipate.
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  But here we are, given this eternal gift of a home with you,
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  of forgiveness, of sanctification, of the
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  invitation to come before your holy throne and to be loved, to
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  be loved, to be loved. And we love you back, and we
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  thank you. And it's with hearts full of
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  gratitude that we pray all these things in the name of Jesus, oh
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  man.