Prayer:
Jesus, we trust that you will return to establish the full reign of your Kingdom. Please give us patience, perseverance to live hopefully and courageously for you and for this world. Help us to steward our gifts and talents so that we when you return you find this world better than how we found it.
Reflection:
The return of David to Jerusalem is full of beautiful detail that reveals the character and wisdom of David. We see him once again reflecting the man after God's own heart. His return is a picture of Jesus return. Would we be like Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth, whose conflict with Ziba lost the right to a relationship with David set everything aside so that when David returned, David would find that Mephibosheth was waiting for him. Mephibosheth showed his grief by not shaving. He showed his commitment to David by relinquishing any claim to what would be his. It wasn't the stuff of the king that he wanted, for he wanted to once again be with the king. Would that also be our heart.
Questions:
- What tangible evidence is there in your life that you are waiting for Jesus and his blessings?
- What do you think of how David responded to Shimei who cursed him before?
- Was Joab right in rebuking David?
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