Tag Archives: Mercy

I am Mephibosheth

I am Mephibosheth
The Gilead town of Lo-debar was a place no one really wanted to be. Lo-debar means no pasture, no word or no communication. It symbolizes desolation and lack of hope. It doesn’t seem like you’d be there if you had other options. Mephibosheth was in Lo-debar. He was the son of Jonathan and the grandson…
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From not For: He went First

From not For: He went First
We love from acceptance Not for acceptance Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  1 John 4:11 We Forgive from forgiveness, Not for forgiveness Bekind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you Ephesians 4:32 We give from gratitude Not for gifts…
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Mephibosheth: Child of the Father

Mephibosheth: Child of the Father
Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem and ate continually at the king's table, despite his lameness.  2 Samuel 9:13 The friendship between David and Jonathan is well known, both for its strength as well as its unlikeliness. Jonathan was King Saul’s son, and heir to his throne. But God had given that mantle to David instead. When…
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Written in the Dirt

Written in the Dirt
And as they continued to ask Him, He stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”  And once more He bent down and wrote on the ground. John 8:7-8 Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust. What was it that He wrote…
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