撒母耳记下［第9章］
Book of 2 Samuel 9
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撒母耳记下［第9章］|Book of 2 Samuel 9【守约施慈爱的王】
19/09/2023
引言：人在人情在，人死情不再！
大卫却是反道而行！约拿单和扫罗都死了，但是大卫还是忠于约定。大卫真是一位‘守约施慈爱的王’！
一、主动寻找守约定（V1-4）
大卫两次问‘扫罗家还有剩下的人没有？’ 主动寻找扫罗家的后裔，要守约履行承诺，照着神的慈爱去恩待扫罗家剩下的人。
神的慈爱是饶恕人的过犯，是再给人一次机会。神的慈爱是为着我们的生命得救，而愿意舍己！我们做为神的儿女，也要作一个诚信守约的人！并效法耶稣待人的方式，去恩待身边的人！
二、亲自接见施慈爱（V5-8）
1. 以真实名字称呼（V6）
大卫以米非波设真实的名字呼唤他（不像洗巴称他为双腿是瘸的），安慰他不要惧怕，借此重新肯定他的身分。
2. 应允以慈爱相待（V7）
这是大卫寻找米非波设的目的：要以慈爱待他。
3.将田地全数归还（V7）
大卫向米非波设保证会恩待他。为了落实恩待的保证，便把他祖父扫罗一切的田地都归还给他。
4.可以常与王同席（V7）
大卫恩待米非波设，使他得以常与王同在，得享与王建立亲密的关系。
我们本是属灵上残缺的，本是瞎眼的、耳聋的、瘸腿的。但信实守约的神却拣选了我们，施慈爱救赎我们，让我们得以重新站立！
三、兑现以慈爱恩待（V9-13）
在这里，我们看见大卫兑现了以神的慈爱去恩待米非波设，不但让他继承扫罗家的田产，更赐众多仆人为他耕种，还能常与大卫同席吃饭，使他享有王子般的尊贵。神过去是如何把大卫从至卑微的地步，提升到王的尊荣；现在大卫也照样恩待米非波设，使他如死狗般的卑微，高升得享王子般的尊贵。
我们当效法大卫：神怎样恩待我们，我们就照样去恩待人，让他人也蒙恩得享王子的尊贵。
总结：
因为神守约施慈爱，于是大卫得胜高升！而大卫守约施慈爱，于是米非波设的位份得以被提升！我们的生命就像米非波设，因为遇见守约施慈爱的王，现在所得的一切恩典都是白白得来的！可是我们不应停在这里，该像大卫一样，自己领受了，也要‘照着神的慈爱’去爱和恩待其他人！
2 Samuel 9 A king who keeps his promises and shows lovingkindness
GK611 Morning Devotion
19/9/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps. Daniel Kew
Introduction: When people are alive, relationships stay, but when people die, relationships will no longer exist!
David did the opposite! Both Jonathan and Saul died, but David still kept his promises. David is truly a king who keeps his promises and shows lovingkindness!
1. Actively look for and keep promises (V1-4)
David asked twice, ‘Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul?’ Take the initiative to find the descendants of Saul’s family, keep and fulfil his promises, and treat the remaining people of Saul’s family kindly according to God’s lovingkindness.
God’s love forgives people’s transgressions and gives them another chance. God’s love is His willingness to sacrifice Himself for the salvation of our lives! As children of God, we must also be honest and keep our promises! And follow the way Jesus treated others and be kind to those around us!
2. Receive people in person with lovingkindness (V5-8)
(1) Call by his real name (V6)
David reaffirms his identity by calling Mephibosheth by his real name (unlike Ziba who calls him lame), comforting him not to be afraid.
(2) Promise to treat one another with lovingkindness (V7)
This was David's purpose in seeking Mephibosheth: to show him lovingkindness.
(3) Return all the lands (V7)
David promised Mephibosheth that he would be kind to him. In order to fulfil the promise of kindness, all the lands belonging to his grandfather Saul were returned to him.
(4) Always eat with the king(V7)
David treated Mephibosheth kindly so that he could always be with the king and enjoy a close relationship with the king.
We are spiritually disabled, blind, deaf, and lame. But God, who is faithful and promise-keeping, has chosen us, redeemed us with mercy, and allowed us to stand up again!
3. Fulfil promises by showing lovingkindness (V9-13)
Here, we see that David fulfilled God’s kindness in treating Mephibosheth. He allowed him to inherit the land of Saul’s family and gave him many servants to work for him. He could also often eat at the table with David to enjoy the dignity of a prince. Just as God had raised David from the humblest of circumstances to the dignity of a king in the past, so David now treated Mephibosheth kindly, raising him from the humbleness of a dead dog to the dignity of a prince.
We should imitate David: just as God is gracious to us, we should also be gracious to others, so that he may be exalted to enjoy the honour of a prince.
Conclusion: A king who keeps promises and shows lovingkindness
David was victorious and exalted because God kept his promises and showed lovingkindness! While David kept his promises and showed lovingkindness, Mephibosheth's status was promoted!
Our lives are like Mephibosheth, because we met a promise-keeping and merciful king, all the grace we receive is free! But we should not stop here. We should, like David, receive it ourselves, and we should also love and treat others "according to the lovingkindness of God"!
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