2Sa 9:5-6, Then King David sent and brought HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE OF MACHIR THE SON OF AMMIEL, FROM LO DEBAR. Now when MEPHIBOSHETH THE SON OF JONATHAN, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself….
Mephibosheth was living in another man’s home hiding in fear of king David.
2Sa 9:7-8, So David said to him, “DO NOT FEAR, FOR I WILL SURELY SHOW YOU KINDNESS FOR JONATHAN YOUR FATHER’S SAKE, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and YOU SHALL EAT BREAD AT MY TABLE CONTINUALLY.” Then he bowed himself, and said, “WHAT IS YOUR SERVANT, THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK UPON SUCH A DEAD DOG AS I?”
Luk 22:30, THAT YOU MAY EAT AND DRINK AT MY TABLE IN MY KINGDOM, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
Before coming to CHRIST, we were poor, weak, lame and fearful. We are separated from the King because of our sins towards the KING! YET, OUR KING CAME LOOKING FOR US, BECAUSE HE LOVED US!
1Jn 4:19, WE LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US.
2Sa 9:13, SO MEPHIBOSHETH DWELT IN JERUSALEM, FOR HE ATE CONTINUALLY AT THE KING’S TABLE….
AS DAVID SEES JONATHAN IN MEPHIBOSHETH, SO DOES OUR FATHER SEE CHRIST IN US! AND WE WILL EAT AT HIS TABLE CONTINUALLY! NOT THAT WE DESERVE IT BUT BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE!