Carried to the Table

In 2 Samuel 9, we learn all about a character named Mephibosheth. Son of Jonathan & grandson of Saul. A man born a prince & grew up only learning how to be a king. A man with a strong heritage & with everything at his fingertips. However, a man that was crippled. A man who couldn't walk. A man that was no longer heir to the throne & a man in hiding to stay alive. A man crushed, broken & crippled.

2 Samuel 9 opens with David asking who he might show favor to in the house of Jonathan. Now Jonathan was David's best friend & when Jonathan helped protect David's life from his father Saul, David made a covenant to always protect Jonathan's family. A covenant that went against the traditional grain when overtaking the throne, which usually entailed killing all family members & servants of the former house.

So on this particular day, David calls for Mephibosheth. Calls him into his presence & decides to bless him. To give him land, servants & the ultimate prize of a seat at the king's table. A place reserved only for the king himself & his sons. A seat of royalty & honor. And David restores to Mephibosheth all that he was due to receive as king & more.

Now understand how much like Mephibosheth you are. Because of your choices & sin, you have been left broken & crippled. You have been in hiding because of your shame & filth. Yet God is calling you out! Calling you to come into His presence so that he may bless you & give you a place at His table. Calling you to be forgiven. Calling you to become whole & clean. Calling you to be restored in His presence. Just like David, God is seeking you to give you more than your old life has given you. More than this world could have ever satisfied, God will restore to you so much more.

Yet, you have to be carried to the table. Just like Mephibosheth in his broken & crippled state had to have been carried into the presence of the king & carried to his place at the table, so must you. And there is only ONE who can do that. Jesus. He will clean you, forgive you & carry you to the table of the Father. Just as He carried the cross to forgive your sins & give you new life, He will carry you to a life restored. A life no longer broken. A life complete.

But you have to let Him. You have to understand only He can do it. Jesus tells us in John 14:6 "I am THE way...no one comes to the Father except through ME." Jesus is the way. The ONLY way. Become whole. Become clean. Become complete. Become new. Let Jesus come into your life & forgive your sins. Let Jesus carry you to the table.

JV