{"id":2844,"date":"2019-12-30T01:05:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T00:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tamilbible.org\/onedayatatime\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2022-02-25T08:15:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T07:15:04","slug":"december-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tamilbible.org\/streamsinthedesert\/december-30\/","title":{"rendered":"december-30"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>December 30<\/h1>\n<p class=\"quote\">\u201cAnd David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan\u2019s sake?\u201d (<a class=\"NETBibleTagged\">2 Sam. 9:1<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Mephibosheth was a grandson of King Saul, who had repeatedly tried to take David\u2019s life. He therefore came from a rebel family that might have expected to be wiped out when David came to the throne. In addition to that, Mephibosheth was a helpless cripple, having been dropped by his nurse when he was young. The fact that he lived in someone else\u2019s home in Lo-debar, meaning \u201cno pasture,\u201d suggests that he was impoverished. Lo-debar was on the east side of the Jordan and therefore \u201cafar off\u201d from Jerusalem, God\u2019s dwelling. There was no merit in Mephibosheth as far as David\u2019s favor was concerned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">In spite of all that, David inquired concerning him, sent messengers after him, brought him to the royal palace, assured him that there was nothing to fear, enriched him with all Saul\u2019s land, provided him with a retinue of servants to wait on him and honored him with a permanent place at the king\u2019s table as one of the king\u2019s sons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Why did David show such mercy, grace and compassion to one who was so unworthy? The answer is \u201cfor Jonathan\u2019s sake.\u201d David had made a covenant with Jonathan, the father of Mephibosheth, that he would never cease to show kindness to Jonathan\u2019s family. It was an unconditional covenant of grace (<a class=\"NETBibleTagged\">1 Sam. 20:14-17<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Mephibosheth realized this, for when he was first ushered into the king\u2019s presence, he prostrated himself and said that \u201ca dead dog\u201d like he did not deserve such kindness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">It should not be difficult for us to find ourselves in this picture. We were born of a rebel, sinful race under the condemnation of death. We were morally deformed and paralyzed by sin. We too dwelt in a land of \u201cno pasture,\u201d spiritually starved. Not only were we doomed, helpless and impoverished, we were \u201cafar off\u201d from God, without Christ and without hope. There was nothing in us to draw forth God\u2019s love and kindness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Yet God sought us, found us, delivered us from the fear of death, blessed us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies, brought us to His banqueting table, and raised the banner of His love over us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Why did He do it? It was for Jesus\u2019 sake. And it was because of His covenant of grace under which He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The fitting response for us is to prostrate ourselves in His presence and say, \u201cWhat is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>30. Dezember<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00bbUnd David sagte: Gibt es vielleicht noch jemand, der vom Haus Sauls \u00fcbrig<br \/>\ngeblieben ist, damit ich Gnade an ihm erweise um Jonathans willen?\u00ab<br \/>\n2. Samuel 9,1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mephiboseth war ein Enkel von K\u00f6nig Saul, der wiederholt versucht hatte, David<br \/>\nzu t\u00f6ten. Er kam also aus einer rebellischen Familie, die zu erwarten<br \/>\nhatte,<br \/>\ndass sie ausgel\u00f6scht wurde, sobald David auf den K\u00f6nigsthron kam. Au\u00dferdem war<br \/>\nMephiboseth noch ein hilfloser Kr\u00fcppel, da seine Amme<br \/>\nihn fallen gelassen hatte,<br \/>\nals er noch klein war. Die Tatsache, dass er im Haus von jemand anders in Lo-Dabar<br \/>\nwohnte (was \u00bbkeine Weide\u00ab bedeutet),<br \/>\nl\u00e4sst darauf schlie\u00dfen, dass er auch verarmt<br \/>\nwar. Lo-Dabar war auf der Ostseite des Jordans und daher weit weg von Jerusalem,<br \/>\ndem Ort, wo Gott wohnte. Es war also kein Verdienst an Mephiboseth, womit er Davids<br \/>\nGnade h\u00e4tte erreichen k\u00f6nnen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Doch trotz alle dem erkundigte sich David nach ihm, schickte Botschafter<br \/>\nnach<br \/>\nihm aus, lie\u00df ihn in den k\u00f6niglichen Palast bringen, versicherte ihm, dass er nichts<br \/>\nzu f\u00fcrchten h\u00e4tte, machte ihn reich mit dem ganzen Landbesitz<br \/>\nSauls, gab ihm ein<br \/>\nGefolge von Knechten, die ihn bedienen sollten, und ehrte ihn mit einem Platz am<br \/>\nTisch des K\u00f6nigs, wo er immer zusammen<br \/>\nmit den K\u00f6nigss\u00f6hnen sitzen durfte.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Warum zeigte David einem Mann, der eigentlich unw\u00fcrdig war, so viel Barmherzigkeit,<br \/>\nGnade und Mitgef\u00fchl? Die Antwort hie\u00df: \u00bbum Jonathans willen\u00ab. David<br \/>\nhatte mit Jonathan, dem Vater Mephiboseths, einen Bund geschlossen, dass er<br \/>\nnie aufh\u00f6ren wollte, seiner Familie Gutes zu erweisen. Das war ein bedingungsloser<br \/>\nBund der Gnade (siehe dazu 1. Samuel 20,14-17).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mephiboseth erkannte das, denn als er zum ersten Mal vor den K\u00f6nig gef\u00fchrt<br \/>\nwurde, warf er sich vor David auf die Erde und sagte, dass \u00bbein toter Hund\u00ab wie er<br \/>\nsolche Freundlichkeit gar nicht verdiene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Es sollte uns nicht schwer fallen, uns selbst in diesem Bild wiederzufinden.<br \/>\nWir<br \/>\nsind als rebellierende, s\u00fcndige Menschen geboren worden, die schon von Anfang<br \/>\nan unter dem Todesurteil stehen. Wir wurden von der S\u00fcnde moralisch verbogen<br \/>\nund gel\u00e4hmt. Auch wir wohnten in einem Land, das \u00bbkeine Weide\u00ab hatte, wir waren<br \/>\ngeistlich verhungert. Und wir waren nicht nur verurteilt, hilflos und verarmt, sondern<br \/>\nauch weit weg von Gott, ohne Christus und ohne Hoffnung. Es war nichts an uns,<br \/>\nwas Gottes Liebe<br \/>\nund Freundlichkeit h\u00e4tte auf sich ziehen k\u00f6nnen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Und doch suchte Gott nach uns, Er fand uns, erl\u00f6ste uns von der Angst vor dem<br \/>\nTod, segnete uns mit allen geistlichen Segnungen in den himmlischen<br \/>\n\u00d6rtern, f\u00fchrte<br \/>\nuns an Seinen festlichen Tisch und erhob das Banner Seiner Liebe \u00fcber uns. Und<br \/>\nwarum tat Er das alles? Er tat es um Jesu Christi willen. Und es geschah wegen Seines<br \/>\nGnadenbundes, unter dem er uns in Christus schon auserw\u00e4hlt hatte vor Grundlegung<br \/>\nder Welt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Unsere einzig richtige Antwort darauf ist, uns vor Ihm niederzuwerfen und zu<br \/>\nsagen: \u00bbWas ist Dein Knecht, dass Du Dich einem toten Hund zugewandt hast, wie<br \/>\nich einer bin?\u00ab<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 30 \u201cAnd David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan\u2019s sake?\u201d (2 Sam. 9:1) Mephibosheth was a grandson of King Saul, who had repeatedly tried to take David\u2019s life. 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