Fulfilling Our Commitments
The Bible is very clear that David and Jonathan, King Saul's son, had a strong friendship. They were fully committed to help each other. Jonathan made this covenant of friendship, even though he knew he would never become the king when his father died. When Jonathan died, David grieved his death. Then, when he became the king of all Israel, David remembered their covenant, and he set out to fulfill his commitment to his friend. They had agreed to be a blessing to their descendants as well as each other, so David sought out any family member he could honor. Saul's servant, Ziba, told David about Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth. He had been dropped as a child, so he was lame. David had him brought to his palace. He comforted his fears, gave him all of Saul's property, and told him he would eat at his table the rest of his life. What a blessing! (II Samuel 9:7) This is a great example for all of us.
When we make a commitment or a covenant with anyone, we must do our best to keep that commitment. We should never do it out of obligation, but out of a desire to honor the person with whom we made the covenant. Also, we should take actions that we know are very gracious, beyond what we are expected to do. The reason for this is that God is gracious. He has given us so much more than we deserve. We should always do that for others, so we are truly like Jesus. We must also take great pains never to forget our commitments. Therefore, I would encourage all of us to take time to reflect and remember any covenants or commitments we have made in our past. Then, evaluate our fulfillment of these. If it was not as complete as it should have been, we should do the best we can as soon as possible. When we are faithful like this, it will be very pleasing to the Lord, as He sees us acting toward others, as He would act.
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Tomorrow, I intend to read II Samuel 10-12.
When we make a commitment or a covenant with anyone, we must do our best to keep that commitment. We should never do it out of obligation, but out of a desire to honor the person with whom we made the covenant. Also, we should take actions that we know are very gracious, beyond what we are expected to do. The reason for this is that God is gracious. He has given us so much more than we deserve. We should always do that for others, so we are truly like Jesus. We must also take great pains never to forget our commitments. Therefore, I would encourage all of us to take time to reflect and remember any covenants or commitments we have made in our past. Then, evaluate our fulfillment of these. If it was not as complete as it should have been, we should do the best we can as soon as possible. When we are faithful like this, it will be very pleasing to the Lord, as He sees us acting toward others, as He would act.
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Tomorrow, I intend to read II Samuel 10-12.