David asked, ‘Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?’
2 Samuel 9:1
David was known as the greatest king, a man after gods own heart, and he was loved by all who knew him well. (Let’s just ignore the jealousy of Saul and his daughter, Michal, because they loved him at times, too.) His greatness and goodness was so well renowned, not because of his looks or stature, but because of his faithfulness. He always did what he said he would do even when those who he made the vows to were no longer around.
I can see David now, looking over the city from his bedroom window and reminiscing of his youth. All of a sudden, his heart aches and he misses his best friend, Jonathon. He didn’t have to do anything or David could have just done something simple like take Flowers to Jonathan’s grave, but no, he remembered the Vow he made to him and went searching to see if there was still anyone from his family alive.
There was one son, lame in both feet, unable to walk, and David summoned for him to come. David didn’t just invite him to dinner, he made Mephibosheth a forever place at his table. David didn’t just give him a gift, he returned to him all the land that belonged to his grandfather, Saul. David didn’t want Mephibosheth to fail because of his handicap, so he also provided him servants to take care of the land.
Did David have to do any of this? No. Would these things benefit David in any way? Not at all. But David made a vow to Jonathan and to God.
David brought LIGHT to a Dark place in Saul’s family when he fulfilled a vow to Jonathan that would never be seen by him.
The GOOD we do in the Dark brings LIGHT into the Darkest places.
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:1-4
When we do things that no one sees, that goes unacknowledged, that doesn’t get praise, that can’t help us at all, the only thing that can be seen in this is love. This type of love isn’t a selfish love, it’s not two-sided, it’s a reflection of God’s love that he asked us to share with the world.
“A new command I give to you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35
The love we show in the dark breaks light into the dark and pushes darkness out.
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