From God to a Dog.
Mephibosheth’s answer to David’s invitation is a telling picture of his heart.
This guy was part of a royal family, his future life of comfort and majesty set… But his dad dies and Grampa dethroned, now he lives at someone’s house with crippled feet and busted luck.
Along comes King David and out of love for his good friend Jonathan, invites his son Mephibosheth to his table and restores his life.
His response?
“What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?”*
Oh the grace that flows down from God to a dog!
No matter who my parents are or what I’ve been dealt in life, I don’t deserve a thing. And it’s grace, complete scandalous grace, that saves me and gives me a seat at the table with the King.
*2 Samuel 8:8
