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Day 84, or March the 25th. Forgive us as we forgive

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others. Our thoughts today are rooted in 2 Samuel

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chapter 9, verse 1. David asked, Is there anyone

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still left of the house of Saul to whom I can

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show kindness, for Jonathan's sake? First, here's

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the big picture surrounding this verse. King

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David fights and wins many battles, duly recorded

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in the book of 2 Samuel. He was a very successful

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man of war, but all this confirmed to him that

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God was right when he told David that he was

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not suitable to build a temple. That required

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a man of peace. David laid a great foundation

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for the peaceful period that would come under

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the rule of his son Solomon. it was to be Solomon

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who would build the temple but without the victories

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of David it couldn't have taken place now today's

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action step in ancient days when the next ruler

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often massacred their enemies and all close relatives

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it says something about David that he not only

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spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan but also

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regularly reminded him of their reconciliation

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as they ate together 2 Samuel 9 verse 13 tells

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us this. Today, this beautiful word of reconciliation

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has been relegated to meaning success in getting

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two columns of numbers to balance in accounts.

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Biblically, it means so much more. We are reminded

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by the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5, verses

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19 and 20, that God was reconciling the world

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to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins

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against them, and he has committed to us the

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message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's

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ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal

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through us. we implore you on Christ's behalf,

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be reconciled to God. So just as David was reflecting

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something of the personality of God in his attitude

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to Mephibosheth, so must we reflect our Heavenly

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Father in our treatment of others we meet. Remember,

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be reconciled with each other and keep your antennae

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up today for a suitable opportunity to offer

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reconciliation with God to another undeserving

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sinner like you and me. More information about

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being reconciled with God can be found by listening

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to Day 21 again.