2 Samuel 9:13: “So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. And he was lame in both his feet.”

June 18th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional

When King David was at the table with Mephibosheth, it seems he never mentioned the man’s broken feet. We can be sure that David’s other guests took the lead from the king and also never brought up his condition. This grandson of King Saul’s, Mephibosheth, serves as a beautiful picture of us as believers who are also handicapped, in a spiritual sense, in our walks.

Jesus is our King and we are invited to sit with Him at His table. And because we are His guests, we cannot complain about anyone else the King has called to His table. We have no right to question, hinder, or reject those the Lord has invited. We can also be sure that God will not mention our once broken condition at the coming Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

We already come to the Lord’s Table every time we share communion together as believers. Have others kept you from the Lord’s Table by pointing out your faults and shaming you from coming into God’s loving acceptance? The Communion Table is for blood-bought sinners who recognize their need for the cleansing Blood of the Lamb. When we come in humility and brokenness, we can be sure that the King of All Creation will not mention our sins, ever. Have you let others drive you away from your King? He is waiting right this moment to restore fellowship with you. Confess your sins and turn back to Him by running into His waiting arms.

“LORD, forgive our sins, take our lives, and walk with us; directing our steps we ask, in Jesus’ name.”

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2 Samuel 9 KJV

¹ And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? ² And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he . ³ And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which islame on his feet. ⁴ And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. ⁵ Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. ⁶ Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! ⁷ And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. ⁸ And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? ⁹ Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house. ¹⁰ Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits , that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. ¹¹ Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king , he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons. ¹² And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. ¹³ So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.