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Day 84, or March 25.—Forgive us as we forgive others.

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Our thoughts today are rooted in 2 Samuel chapter 9 verse 1. David asked, Is there anyone

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still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness, for Jonathan's sake?

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First, here's the big picture surrounding this verse. King David fights and wins many

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battles duly recorded in the book of 2 Samuel. He was a very successful man of war, but all

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this confirmed to him that God was right when he told David that he was not suitable to

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build a temple. That required a man of peace. David laid a great foundation for the peaceful

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period that would come under the rule of his son, Solomon. It was to be Solomon who would

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build the temple, but without the victories of David, it couldn't have taken place.

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Now today's action step. In ancient days, when the next ruler often massacred their

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enemies and all close relatives, it says something about David that he not only spared Mephibosheth,

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son of Jonathan, but also regularly reminded him of their reconciliation, as they ate together,

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2 Samuel 9 verse 13 tells us this. Today this beautiful word of reconciliation has been

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relegated to meaning success in getting two columns of numbers to balance in accounts.

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Biblically, it means so much more. We are reminded by the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians

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chapter 5 verses 19 and 20 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting

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people's sins against them, and he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are

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therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We

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implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.

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So just as David was reflecting something of the personality of God in his attitude

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to Mephibosheth, so must we reflect our heavenly Father in our treatment of others we meet.

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Remember, be reconciled with each other and keep your antennae up today for a suitable

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opportunity to offer reconciliation with God to another undeserving sinner like you and

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me. More information about being reconciled with God can be found by listening to Day

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21 again.