Day 84, or March the 25th. Forgive us as we forgive
others. Our thoughts today are rooted in 2 Samuel
chapter 9, verse 1. David asked, Is there anyone
still left of the house of Saul to whom I can
show kindness, for Jonathan's sake? First, here's
the big picture surrounding this verse. King
David fights and wins many battles, duly recorded
in the book of 2 Samuel. He was a very successful
man of war, but all this confirmed to him that
God was right when he told David that he was
not suitable to build a temple. That required
a man of peace. David laid a great foundation
for the peaceful period that would come under
the rule of his son Solomon. it was to be Solomon
who would build the temple but without the victories
of David it couldn't have taken place now today's
action step in ancient days when the next ruler
often massacred their enemies and all close relatives
it says something about David that he not only
spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan but also
regularly reminded him of their reconciliation
as they ate together 2 Samuel 9 verse 13 tells
us this. Today, this beautiful word of reconciliation
has been relegated to meaning success in getting
two columns of numbers to balance in accounts.
Biblically, it means so much more. We are reminded
by the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5, verses
19 and 20, that God was reconciling the world
to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins
against them, and he has committed to us the
message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's
ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal
through us. we implore you on Christ's behalf,
be reconciled to God. So just as David was reflecting
something of the personality of God in his attitude
to Mephibosheth, so must we reflect our Heavenly
Father in our treatment of others we meet. Remember,
be reconciled with each other and keep your antennae
up today for a suitable opportunity to offer
reconciliation with God to another undeserving
sinner like you and me. More information about
being reconciled with God can be found by listening
to Day 21 again.