Is Anyone Left?

“The king asked, ‘Is there no one still left…to whom I can show God’s kindness’? ‘There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in both feet.’ ‘Don’t be afraid…for I will surely show you kindness…I will restore to you all the land…and you will always eat at my table.’” 2 Sa. 9:3, 7.

This is a beautiful story of extravagant kindness and commitment. King David has just lost his best friend, Jonathan. His desire is that anyone linked to this family be shown privilege and prosperity. He is searching for family members and has been told that Jonathan has a son who was crippled. King David sought Mephibosheth out, and he was blessed due to his family association with Jonathan. My Bible Study states so eloquently, ‘He had no entrance on his own, no right to the meal, no privilege to the table. This gift could only be extended by someone who not only had a heart of extraordinary kindness but also had the authority to do so.’ Ruth – Loss, Love & Legacy, p. 76. Mephibosheth’s deformity, no doubt, had driven him into seclusion for many years. Back in those times, any person who was lame was not allowed in the temple. They had to depend on others to carry them.

All of us are spiritually lame and must depend on Christ to carry us to the table. Apart from Christ, we live crippled lives prohibiting us from joining God. Christ will never give up on finding every member of His family just like David. But like Mephibosheth, we, too, have been extended an invitation through our association and birth in Christ. Through that relationship we are granted entrance to the King’s table regardless of our sins and imperfections. Through association with Christ, we are given the right to every meal and all the privileges God has to offer.

The world had Mephibosheth hidden and secluded…the king searched him out and exalted him into family. The world saw Mephibosheth as deformed and crippled…the king saw a person upon whom to lavish his love.

We sometimes see ourselves as outcasts in our circumstances…our King sees us as His bride. Regardless of our sins, we will be sought out, chosen and given a permanent seat at the King’s table.